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Two pharmacists have won an appeal against a 2005 executive order issued by the Governor of Illinois that required all pharmacies to fill prescriptions for the morning after pill.\u00a0 The appeals court upheld<\/a> a lower court injunction based on the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

An Illinois appeals court has ruled in favor of two pharmacists who objected to having to provide emergency contraception on religious grounds, setting a precedent their lawyer hopes will protect others from judicial or state sanctions. [San Francisco Chronicle<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two pharmacists have won an appeal against a 2005 executive order issued by the Governor of Illinois that required all pharmacies to fill prescriptions for the morning after pill.\u00a0 The appeals court upheld a lower court injunction based on the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act. 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