alldudsnostuds:phoenixwest:sarahsleeps:save-me-grunkle-ford:roseynopes:stylemic:What it’s like to be
alldudsnostuds:phoenixwest:sarahsleeps:save-me-grunkle-ford:roseynopes:stylemic:What it’s like to be slut-shamed when buying birth controlEven when pharmacists do let people access contraception, whether emergency contraception or condoms or prescription birth control pills, the process isn’t always free of judgment. In a series of recent online discussions, people across the country have begun to share stories of the stigma they’ve experienced. As many have pointed out, this can be especially damaging to teens.DO YOU SEE THIS? PHARMACY EMPLOYEES IN THE U.S. ARE NOT LEGALLY ALLOWED TO DO THIS. THAT GOES FOR THE PEOPLE AT THE FRONT AS WELL AS PEOPLE IN WHITE COATS BEHIND THE CAGE.If an employee in a pharmacy makes a snide comment - Front store workers, pharmacists, or Pharmacy Techs give you shit? Gently (Or not so gently) remind them that the waiver they signed upon being hired legally binds them from commenting on your purchase, as it is a violation of privacy laws. Doing so is grounds for INSTANT termination and hefty fines.Pharmacy workers (white coats) are legally obligated to ASK if you need an explanation of how medication works and any side effects, any medication conflicts etc. If you decline, THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED AT ALL TO MAKE SNIDE REMARKS OR FARTHER COMMENT ON YOUR PURCHASE. FRONT STORE EMPLOYEES CAN NOT AT ALL COMMENT IN ANY WAY, IN ANY STORE WITH A PHARMACY IN IT.Know your rights. If this shit happens? Call them the fuck out and ask to speak to a manager. Get worked up. Cause a scene. Threaten a Lawsuit. If you see this happening to someone else, and they seem to be struggling, speak up for them. As a Pharmacy worker, you bet your ass I’ll protect you and your privacy. IT’S MY JOB.REBLOG THISI DONT CARE WHAT YOUR BLOG ISTHIS IS SOMETHING EVERYONE SHOULD SEESignal boosting. If we remain aware of and actively work to change the quiet, endemic forms of discrimination and ignorence like all the above, the larger more dangerous examples of discrimination, racism and anti semitism would be so much easier to end.Tolerance and empathy have to start small. Signal boost plus adding: if you’re in the states and it’s the pharmacist that does this report them to your state licensing board -- source link