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Pharmacist Denies Woman Miscarriage Medicine—and the Internet is Outraged

A miscarriage is a painful experience often accompanied by feelings of grief, guilt and disappointment. It is a matter that every woman wants to handle privately and with dignity. A pharmacist at a Walgreens in Peoria, AZ, denied Nicole Arteaga this comfort.

Nicole had almost entirely given up on the possibility of due to her prior miscarriages. However, her hope returned a few weeks ago when she discovered she was pregnant. The first-grade teacher had already planned to take

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