New Jersey Passes Bill Requiring Pharmacies To Fill All Prescriptions

New Jersey's legislature gave final approval on Monday to S 1195, a bill that requires pharmacies to fill requests for any medication or medical device despite any employee's "sincerely held moral, philosophical or religious beliefs." The Newark Star-Ledger , reporting on the bill's passage, says that it is a response to refusals by some pharmacists to fill prescriptions for birth-control pills and the "morning after" pill.