December 18, 2008

IL Court To Rule Today On Dispensing Plan B Abortion Pills

Illinois Supreme Court To Rule Today On Dispensing Plan B Abortion Pills 

Depending on their ideology, opponents and supporters of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's 2005 order requiring pharmacies to fill prescriptions for emergency contraception were hopeful or worried Wednesday as they awaited today's expected Illinois Supreme Court decision on a challenge to the order. The decision will be "huge for pharmacy owners who have this belief," said Francis Manion, an attorney for two men who want the high court to rule that pharmacy owners are exempt from the order because of their religious beliefs.

http://www.sj-r.com/news/x1720700057/Supreme-court-to-rule-today-on-dispensing-Plan-B