Petition · past parliament

Stop pharmacies from being able to withhold medicines on the grounds of beliefs

Closed 43 signatures

What the petition asks

I’ve recently heard several women’s experiences of being withheld contraceptive medicines like the morning after pill because of pharmacists' personal beliefs.
Through these experiences, many women are going home and worrying about possible pregnancy. In the health and social care industry, care and treatment cannot be withheld due to the personal beliefs of staff as it would be a violation of human rights. It shouldn’t be okay for pharmacists to withhold medicines from women on this basis - providing medicine and treatment for contraceptive purposes is a large role of a Pharmacist and failing to provide these is a failure in a first world country.

Timeline

23 Oct 2017 Petition opened for signatures
23 Apr 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 43
Status Closed
Opened 23 Oct 2017
Closed 23 Apr 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.