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''Clearly women's health is a high priority for Wal-Mart,'' spokesman Dan Fogleman said. ''We are actively thinking through the issue.'' What issue? Well the issue of stocking the "Morning-After" pill at their pharmacies. Until recently the Arkansas based chain, also the nations largest retailer, was only stocking the pills in Illinois where it was required to by law.

It's pretty easy to figure that being from Arkansas that clearly a women's health is NOT the priority when it comes to a potentially sensitive abortion issue. It took a lawsuit from 3 women in Massachusetts to force Wal-Mart to reconsider its stance. Their lawsuit prevailed, and now the retail giant is required to carry the pill in its pharmacies at all locations. Prior to this decision by the courts (and their bullshit statement supposing concern for women's health), they did not stock the pill for "business reasons". Uh huh.

It's not like I don't hate Wal-Mart already, so seeing them have to eat the verdict and have to stock the pill just made my day a little brighter.