In a recent ruling, the Minnesota Court of Appeals determined that a pharmacist who declined to dispense emergency contraceptives to a customer based on personal beliefs had engaged in discrimination. The case involved pharmacist George Badeaux, who in 2019 refused to fill a prescription for emergency contraception, citing concerns about the medication's potential impact on pregnancy.
The customer, Andrea Anderson, was forced to travel approximately 100 miles to obtain the prescription from another pharmacy after being turned away by Badeaux. Anderson subsequently filed a lawsuit under Minnesota's Human Rights Act, alleging discrimination.
