CHICAGO A 14-year-old girl was subjected to ridicule and emotional distress from other students at her school when a classmate spread the word that she was taking birth control pills, according to a lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court on Tuesday.A Blue City happening.14 year olds and birth control pills.
Britney Oliver, found out that the girl was taking birth control from her mother, Susan Oliver, a Walgreen pharmacist, the suit says.
Susan Oliver was employed as a pharmacy technician at a Walgreen store in Posen when the unnamed 14-year-old picked up a prescription for Ortho Tri-Cyclen, birth control pills, at the store on Feb. 13, the suit said. Oliver told her daughter Britney that the girl, a classmate of hers, had a prescription for and picked up the pills, the suit says.
Britney shared that confidential information with many students at the school, and as a result, the 14-year-old, “Jane Doe,” suffered mental anguish, severe emotional distress and was the target of ridicule among peers, the suit says.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
14 Year Old Girl Sues Over Birth Control Embarrassment
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