Illinois Court Permits Religious Pharmacists To Refuse To Dispense Emergency Contraception

Illinois Court Permits Religious Pharmacists To Refuse To Dispense Emergency Contraception: An Illinois appeals court upheld a ruling Friday that exempted pharmacists with religious objections from prescribing emergency contraceptives, finding that the medical professionals were protected by state law. The plaintiffs, both individual pharmacists and corporations that own pharmacies, had challenged an order by then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich requiring that pharmacists sell “Plan B,” a brand of the contraceptive also known [...]/p