Supreme Court rejects pharmacists' religious rights appeal

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear an appeal from Washington state pharmacists who said they have religious objections to dispensing Plan B or other emergency contraceptives.

The justices' order leaves in place rules first adopted in 2007 following reports that some women had been denied access to emergency contraceptives that are effective when taken within a few days of unprotected sex.

Supreme Court rejects pharmacists' religious rights appeal