Support new Boad of Pharmacy rules draft

[eridani]

As you probably know, NARAL Pro-Choice Washington and thousands of supporters like you strongly objected when the Board of Pharmacy proposed rules that would have allowed pharmacists to refuse to fill birth control prescriptions last year.

The Board has now put forward two rules which protect patient access to prescriptions. Those rules will have a public hearing on March 29. We must ensure that Washingtonians who support access to birth control are strongly represented at the meeting.

Public Rules Hearing
Thursday, March 29
9:15 am
Renton Community Center
1715 Maple Valley Highway
RSVP: BlytheChandler {at} ProChoiceWashington.org

Anti-choice organizations will be organizing people to attend the meeting, so we need to be sure that the Board hears from us as well.

Submit your comments in support of the rules.
http://www3.doh.wa.gov/policyreview/WACComments.asp?ID=365&DocumentTitle=WAC%20246-863-095,246-869010%20Professional%20Responsibilities%20of%20Pharmacists%20&%20Pharmacies

Even if you can't attend the meeting, please submit a comment to the Board urging them to adopt the rules. The Board will be accepting written comments until March 23. The proposed rules are available here and here.

Message Points for Comments

Thank you for issuing draft rules that succeed in protecting the health care needs of patients while respecting the professionalism of pharmacists. I support these rules.
Please adopt the proposed rules.

The duty of every pharmacy is to ensure that customers receive needed drugs in order to protect and promote public health and safety.

Please adopt rules that ensure all patients can access valid prescriptions at their community pharmacy without hassle or delay.

Patients should be able to trust their local pharmacist and pharmacy to provide needed medications. These rules are necessary to protect that trust.

If you would like more information about this issue, please visit our website. http://prochoiceaction.org/ct/x7L_wH41dEbX/

[Kurovski]

1. K&R. (nt)

[flamingyouth]

2. Thanks for posting this.

K&R

[eridani]

3. Spread the word to all your contacts n/t