US jury finds in favor of pharmacist who denied woman morning-after pill

A Minnesota jury found that a pharmacy did not discriminate against a woman when it denied to give her the morning-after pill.

Gender Justice, a legal advocacy nonprofit, filed the lawsuit on behalf of Andrea Anderson in 2019, though the case did not reach trial until Monday.

Anderson was denied morning-after contraceptive bills by numerous pharmacies, and said she would have to travel 100 miles total to get a pill.

The verdict comes on the heels of a June decision by the supreme court to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion initially protected in the case of Roe v Wade.

Some traditionally conservative states such as West Virginia and South Carolina continue to debate how to change their laws on abortion.

The surprise victory was celebrated as a testament to the desire for abortion rights nationwide, even in Republican-leaning states.