I'm no expert on the Emergency Contraception issue but I think the feminists are right on it, and they just scored a success. According to Planned Parenthood:

"Wal-Mart has signed onto Planned Parenthood’s pharmacy policy on emergency contraception (EC), also known as the 'morning-after pill.' This means that Wal-Mart will provide EC in-store, without delay. Over the past few years, Wal-Mart pharmacies have been notorious for not stocking EC or refusing to provide it even when it was in stock. And without a clear corporate policy, the pharmacies were not held accountable.

"Under the new policy, Wal-Mart has committed to:

"1) ensure that customers receive their prescriptions or over-the-counter (OTC) products in-store, without discrimination (no harassment or lectures), without delay, without judgment or regard for the number of refills prescribed or, in the case of OTC products, requested.

"2) stock emergency contraception in every store in which one or more customers request the product.

"3) ensure timely access to out-of-stock medication by offering to order the medication or refer the customer to another pharmacy that stocks the medication.

"4) circulate and enforce these policy and procedures corporation-wide."

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