A Walgreens employee who refused to sell condoms to a woman on religious grounds earlier this month was allowed to do so under the company’s policies.
NBC News reported on a viral tweet explaining the ordeal from a customer, Nate Pentz, in Hayward, Wisconsin.
Mr. Pentz said his girlfriend forgot her birth control at home, so she went in the store to buy condoms. When she went to the checkout, the cashier said that he wouldn’t ring her up “because of my faith,” according to Mr. Pentz’s tweet.
A Walgreens spokesperson said in a statement to NBC that it has policies that allow customers to get what they need while also respecting the religious and moral beliefs of its employees.