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.
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!
ReplyDeleteI 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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