NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri : Issues : Fact Sheets

•

Donate

•

Site Guide

Issues
	Fact Sheets

Tell Gov. Nixon to Raise the Standard of Care for Rape Victims!

Tell the Obama Administration Its Decision on Plan B® Is Unacceptable

End the Discrimination of Raped Servicewomen

» more action alerts

2/1/2012
Pfizer Recalls Birth Control Pill Packets

1/20/2012
Obama Administration Approves Rule That Guarantees Near-Universal Contraceptive Coverage

» more choice headlines

2/1/2012
Statement Regarding Komen Foundation and Planned Parenthood

1/20/2012
Obama Administration Ensures Access to Contraceptive Coverage for Millions of Women

1/19/2012
New Report Shows State-Level Attacks on Choice Skyrocketed in 2011;Analysis Shows 2012 Could Be Even Worse for Women’s Freedom and Privacy

» more press releases

Statements Regarding S.B. 203

Modified: 06/03/2010

STATEMENTS REGARDING S.B. 203

S.B. 203, the Conscientious Pharmacist Act, is the counterweight to H.B. 226. It would codify in Missouri law an existing executive order in Illinois that was promulgated following public hearings and was recommended by the Illinois professional licensure authority.

S.B. 203, drafted by NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri, requires pharmacies to fill prescriptions for birth control without hassles, lectures, or delays. It imposes similar requirements for over-the-counter sales of emergency contraception (Plan B, sometimes called the “morning-after” pill).

All legal issues surrounding “pharmacy refusal” or “conscience clause” bills are discussed in the separate analysis of H.B. 226. The necessity legislation such as S.B. 203—which does not mandate stocking but which preserves contraceptive access—is demonstrated by the Pharmacy Access Report included in this binder.