A kick ass move by Planned Parenthood's Save Roe campaign. The Pill Patrol is a an action tool that anyone can use to expose pharmacies with bad emergency contraception policies.First: Find a pharmacy in your area (or several) with a simiple zip code search.
Second: Put on you secret shopper hat and ask for emergency contraception (Plan B) at that pharmacy using your downloadable Toolkit guide.
Third: Report back what happened on the Pill Patrol site. Eh em, "when we verify that a pharmacy refuses to provide EC, we'll alert you immediately and ask for your help. We'll demand meetings with the offending pharmacy. We ill apply pressure through rallies, letter-writing campaigns, and advertisements in local newspapers. We will make sure that women everywhere have every chance to prevent unintended pregnancy. "
The site has a Toolkit that can be downloaded that has a sample dialog to help seek the information that will be important to others, including tactful ways to ask why a pharmacy MAY NOT be carrying Plan B.
You can sign up for alerts via text message or email or both. I signed up with my cell to see what their text strategy is all about.
2 comments:
That is a good idea. I wonder how many pharmacies in SF refuse to provide it? I would hope that in more liberal area it would be easier to access!
I think the program (if successful) will help illuminate liberal city's weak spots. Could get very interesting. Want to try a few next weekend?
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