ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled that a pharmacist who refused to provide emergency contraceptives to a customer because of his personal beliefs engaged in discrimination. The three-judge panel ruled Monday that pharmacist George Badeaux engaged in business discrimination in 2019 when he wouldn’t fill a prescription for an emergency contraception that is used to …
Girls in closed youth care institutions were forced to take contraception, according to investigative journalistic platform Pointer after conversations with former employees and former patients. Closed youth care institutions care for children who would pose a risk to themselves or those around them without treatment, for example, due to domestic violence or sexual abuse. Pointer found that some institutions force …
Returning the contraceptive pill to the basic health insurance package could prevent abortions, according to a proposal ruling party ChristenUnie is submitting on Thursday. "It's quite strange that abortion is reimbursed, but that women have to pay for contraception," parliamentarian Carla Dik-Faber said in an interview with Trouw. With this proposal, the Christian party seems to be changing its tune …
