Pharmacy says sorry after staff member refused to dispense product for ‘personal reasons’A pharmacy chain has apologised after a woman was refused emergency contraception because the pharmacist said it went against her personal beliefs. Siani, 41, who did not want to give her surname, pre-ordered and paid for contraception online through the Lloyds Pharmacy website. Mandu Reid, leader of the Women’s Equality party, expressed concern and said “women’s reproductive rights are under threat the world over”. “It is not the decision of individual pharmacists to dictate women’s reproductive rights. A petition to prevent pharmacists refusing to dispense medication because of personal beliefs has been launched in response to the incident.

Source: The Guardian June 20, 2019 14:20 UTC