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Walgreens allows employees to pick and choose who gets birth control | Boing Boing

A woman attempting to buy some condoms at Walgreens learned that company policy allows employees to refuse to sell them to customers based o

Walgreens allows employees to pick and choose who gets birth control

Jason Weisberger 11:32 am Wed Jul 13, 2022

When asked about the incident, a Walgreens spokesperson said, "Our company policy allows team members to step away from completing a transaction to which they have a moral objection and refer the transaction to a fellow team member or manager who will complete the customer's request."

The policy is troubling considering that Walgreens, the second-largest pharmacy chain in the U.S., may serve as the only source for contraceptives in some communities.

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So some pimply faced little trollish incel can decide if he wants to sell you birth control or not.

Fuck Walgreens.

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