Walgreens Accused of Sex Discrimination After Pharmacist Refuses to Fill Prescription Due to ‘Personal Beliefs’

On Friday, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico and the Southwest Women’s Law Center filed two complaints on behalf of a mother and daughter with the New Mexico Human Rights Bureau. The complaints allege that a Walgreens pharmacy in Albuquerque, N.M., discriminated against a female patient by refusing to fill a prescription related to her birth control.

The daughter, who is not named in the filing to protect her identity since she is a minor, was experiencing difficulties with her period and went to her doctor for help. After trying and not finding relief with various other birth control methods, the doctor prescribed the young woman an intrauterine device (IUD)....
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