Calls to #BoycottWalgreens grow on social media as customers denied birth control, condoms

Calls to #BoycottWalgreens grow on social media as customers denied birth control, condoms

Source: ABC 7 Eyewitness News

Some customers are calling for a Walgreens boycott after claiming that some shoppers are being denied birth control and condoms.

In several tweets, some customers said they were denied the products due to a cashier's moral or religious beliefs.

Walgreens responded to those posts, saying company policy allows pharmacists to step away from filling a prescription if they have a moral objection.

But the company said the employee is required to refer the prescription to another pharmacist or manager on duty.

Read more: https://abc7.com/walgreens-boycott-customers-denied-birth-control/12067835/

I won't be getting my Covid booster or flu shot there

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Jinxie · 51-55, F

The same situation occurred with Walgreens pharmacists several years ago over PlanB once the product was legalized to dispense in America.

Many major pharmacies have a policy that allows pharmacists denial filling PlanB due to moral beliefs with the same safeguard of referring to chief pharmacist to fill or send to another location. For rural / more conservative locations in America, I assume the percentage of successful filled or transferred prescriptions will be low.

I’ve heard both sides debated by pharmacists - the forums are crazy. It’s not as much religious as it is moral.
The condoms portion is ridiculous. Prepare to see a rapid incline in STIs if this persists.
Not all pharmacists have the same strong moral obligations. My personal decision is to dispense.

JHNTHN · 36-40, M

You leave your moral objections at the door. You have a job to do, so do it. This pharmacist needs to be fired.

NerdyPotato · M

@JHNTHN I would put that a bit more nuanced. If you have professional concerns about a drug, you should be allowed to let a colleague handle it. But religious believes? Yes, those should be left at home.

ron122 · 41-45, M

Maybe they didn't get their welfare check yet and couldn't pay.

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