Pro-choice group fights for morning-after-pill
Published: Tue, Oct. 02, 2007 02:01PM
Modified Tue, Oct. 02, 2007 02:13PM
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closeA state pro-choice group is fighting for the morning-after pill.
NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina is targeting three pharmacies in Forsyth, Mecklenburg and New Hanover counties that do not stock emergency contraception.
The pill, a heavy dose of hormones, can prevent pregnancy when taken within 72 hours of intercourse.
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According to a survey by NARAL, 20 percent of hospitals and 40 percent of pharmacies in North Carolina do not provide the pill.
"We find that kind of outrageous," said Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, at a fundraiser in Raleigh's Oakwood neighborhood today.
The group is targeting pharmacies at Harris Teeter grocery stores, which are supposed to stock the pill under corporate policy. Its campaign includes sending letters to pro-choice women who live near the pharmacies.
Among 60 guests at the fundraiser were Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, Schools Superintendent June Atkinson, state Sen. Janet Cowell and Reps. Grier Martin and Deborah Ross.
Staff writer Ryan Teague Beckwith can be reached at (919) 836-4944 or rbeckwit@newsobserver.com
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