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Wal-Mart stores in Massachusetts must stock emergency contraception. Why? Because it's state policy.
Jessica Valenti at Feministing.com posts this breaking news:
Wal-Mart is now required to stock emergency contraception in Massachusetts. The decision—made by a state board that oversees pharmacies—comes after three women sued the company.
For background on this case, see this Feministing post from two weeks earlier from another contributing editor, Samhita Mukhopadhyay:
Backed by abortion rights groups, three Massachusetts women sued Wal-Mart on Wednesday, accusing the retail giant of violating a state regulation by failing to stock emergency contraception pills in its pharmacies.
The lawsuit, filed in state court, seeks to force the company to carry the morning-after pill in its 44 Wal-Marts and four Sam Club stores in Massachusetts.
See each post for links to the Associated Press articles.
A related online resource can be found at the feminist blog community, Our Word:
Bayprairie regularly posts a weekly news round-up on reproductive rights. The latest, "Reproductive Rights, Week in Review, Feb. 5 - 11", is at both Our Word and cross-posted at MediaGirl.org, another feminist team-blog.
Related link: Jessica Valenti also blogs at Bush v. Choice.
Hat-tip: Feministing.com, whose posts I've simply gutted and re-mixed.
Melinda Casino, Contributing Editor, Feminism & Gender
Sour Duck / Sour Duck's Link Blog
