SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday rejected a constitutional challenge brought by pharmacists who raised religious objections to Washington state rules requiring pharmacies to fill prescriptions for emergency contraceptives.
The ruling overturns a decision from U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton of the Western District of Washington, who blocked implementation of the rules after a 12-day bench trial in 2012. Leighton found that the rules violated the pharmacists’ constitutional rights to free exercise of religion and equal protection.
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