PEARL Act

The PEARL Act (HR 8366) aims to protect pharmacists who have sincerely held religious beliefs against dispensing or selling the abortion-inducing drugs mifepristone and misoprostol. It specifies that pharmacists, whether employed by private businesses or government agencies, cannot be required to dispense these drugs or be subject to punishment, such as license revocation or loss of federal funding, for refusing to do so based on their religious beliefs. The bill also establishes a private right of action, allowing pharmacists who are compelled or penalized in violation of this act to file a civil lawsuit in federal court for injunctive relief.