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03/07/2006
CWA: Wal-Mart Decision on Plan B Results From Abortion Groups’ Pressure, Not Consumer Demand WASHINGTON, Mar. 7 - Concerned Women for America (CWA) noted that Wal-Mart relented to pressure by pro-abortion groups to consent to carry the morning-after pill, not in response to requests by customers. "By all accounts, Wal-Mart’s decision came after a high-pressure campaign orchestrated by abortion groups like Planned Parenthood," said Wendy Wright, CWA’s President. "There is not a great demand for the morning-after pill by Wal-Mart's customers. Other pharmacies have also reported a lack of requests for the drug. "This decision will artificially inflate the number of 'sales' to stock Wal-Mart's stores. We expect that abortion advocates will use the artificially inflated numbers to make claims about the number of pills used. Yet a large number of those pills will be sitting unsold on pharmacists' shelves. Wal-Mart will be stocking the drug but that won't make women buy it." CWA has opposed attempts to make the morning- after pill available without a prescription. The Food and Drug Administration has never approved a high dose of a drug to be available over-the-counter when a low dose of the same drug requires a prescription. Concerned Women for America (CWA) is the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization.
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