in preventing unintended pregnancy and has approved over-the-counter access to some forms of emergency contraception for all individuals, regardless of age. If taken soon after unprotected sex or primary contraceptive failure, emergency contraception can significantly reduce a woman’s chance of unintended pregnancy. (11) Access to legal contraception is a protected fundamental right in the United States and should not be impeded by one individual’s personal beliefs. (12) Reports of pharmacists refusing to fill prescriptions for contraceptives or provide emergency contraception over-the-counter, including emergency contraceptives, have surfaced in States across the Nation, including Alabama, Arizona, California, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. 3. Duties of pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception and medication related to contraception Part B of title II of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 238 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 249. Duties of pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception and medication related to contraception (a) In General Subject to subsection (c), a pharmacy that receives Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs or devices in interstate commerce shall maintain compliance with the following: (1) If a customer requests a contraceptive or a medication related to a contraceptive that is in stock, the pharmacy shall ensure that the contraceptive or the medication related to a contraceptive is provided to the customer without delay. (2) If a customer requests a contraceptive or a medication related to a contraceptive that is not in stock and the pharmacy in the normal course of business stocks contraception or the medication related to contraception, the pharmacy shall immediately inform the customer that