Man sues pharmacy for not allowing him to buy Plan B

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (WABC) -- A New Jersey man claims a pharmacy refused to sell him Plan B and now, he's taking that pharmacy to court.

"I was thinking if this guy doesn't sell me this pill then I'm going to have a bigger problem than I already have," said Andrew Andrade.

Andrade says he desperately needed emergency contraception and his girlfriend couldn't pick it up because she was at work.

So he went to a Jersey City Rite Aid on Central Avenue to get the pill.

"I was a little upset. I said let me speak to the manager. Maybe the manager knows a little bit more about this. They introduced me to the pharmacy manager and he said I cannot sell the pill to you because I was a male," he said.

Andrade went to a nearby pharmacy where he was able to buy Plan B after showing identification verifying his age.

Long time customers of the Rite Aid say they're surprised this could happen here.

"I think it's discrimination...I think that's wrong. Everyone should have the right to buy it," said Carla Melendez.

A Rite Aid spokesperson says their policy is that anybody 17 and over, male and female can buy emergency contraception from their stores.

The company got a letter from the American Civil Liberties Union this morning and started an investigation in response.

"The perfect outcome would be that the pharmacy staff is straight so that people do not encounter any obstacles to get emergency contraception it's a time sensitive issue and they shouldn't face any barriers that are unlawful," said ACLU-NJ Deputy Legal Director Jeanne LoCicero.

Mr. Adrade says he and his girlfriend are both over 18 years old.

He says he's not going to sue he just wants better training put in place.

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Mom accused of allowing child to use tanning facility

  Eyewitness NewsNUTLEY, New Jersey (WABC) -- A Nutley, New Jersey woman has been arrested and charged for allegedly bringing her young child to a tanning booth.

The 5-year-old child suffered burns to her body.

Patricia Krentcil, 44, was arrested and charged with second-degree child endangerment.

New Jersey law states nobody under the age of 14 is allowed to use a tanning facility. Anyone under the age of 18 needs parental consent.

Officials say the mother took the child into the tanning booth with her without salon's knowledge. Krentcil, who is very tan, says her daughter was in the room at the tanning salon, but not the booth.

"I never once in my life would let my daughter especially at that age go into a tanning booth," Krentcil said during an interview on Good Morning America.

No charges are being filed against the salon at this time.

Krentcil was released on bail and entered a not guilty plea in court on Wednesday.

The name of the salon was not released.

"Forget about the presumption of innocence, my client is 150 percent innocent. That child was never in that tanning booth," said John Caruso.

The girl still lives at home in Nutley with her mother and father.

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Christie: I won't OK bill allowing NJ gay marriage

(FILE) New Jersey Gov. elect Chris Christie announces Thursday, Dec. 16, 2009, in Trenton, N.J., that he is appointing Kim Guadagno, right, who will be New Jersey's first lieutenant governor, to pull double duty in the new administration by also serving as secretary of state. (AP Photo / Mel Evans)

  Eyewitness NewsWASHINGTON -- Gov. Chris Christie says he won't sign a bill allowing gay marriage in New Jersey like Gov. Andrew Cuomo did in neighboring New York.

Christie appeared on NBC's /*"Meet the Press"*/ on Sunday, days after Cuomo signed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in New York. Christie told host David Gregory that New Jersey will "continue to pursue civil unions."

The Republican governor also discussed /*President Barack Obama/*'s plan to pull troops from Afghanistan and his decision to release 30 million barrels of oil from U.S. emergency reserves.

Christie declined to comment on the troop withdrawal, noting that Obama had more knowledge on the situation.

But he expressed concern about the oil release, saying it could be viewed as a political move.

Meanwhile, one of the most outspoken opponents of same-sex marriage is New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan.

The Catholic leader celebrated mass Sunday morning at St. Patrick's Cathedral with what he says was a tinge of sadness.

The archbishop said he's disappointed, but not surprised, the objections of numerous religious leaders weren't enough to stop the legislation from passing.

"I'm just sad because I think it's, uh, not good, it's not good for the common good and that's what we've been arguing for so long. It's just that, I, I think as society, a culture, is that it's peril if we, if we presume to tamper with what has been settled and given and already taught us and cherished for the history of civilization," Dolan said.

Dolan says he loves the gay community very much, but does not believe the definition of marriage can be altered.

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