An Eckerd drug store pharmacist refused to fill a prescription of morning after pills, to a rape victim, based on moral grounds. Protesters are outraged. For the Denton drug store in, it was an embarrassment. For an unidentified rape victim who had gone to Eckerd to fill a prescription for morning after pills, it was something much more. The pharmacist reportedly told her he wouldn't fill the prescription on moral grounds.

"After being raped and assaulted, to come into a pharmacy to get a prescription that is stocked there, that is an FDA approved drug, and to be shut down. To me, that is a second assault," said protester Stephanie Besier.

The woman eventually got her pills at another store, but outraged protestors took to the street in front of Eckerd. An Eckerd official called the Texas incident a violation of policy, saying "We do not support a pharmacist's denial to fill a prescription because of their personal, political, moral or ethical beliefs."

Health officials say morning after pills, which are also known as emergency contraception, are 75 percent effective at preventing pregnancy if taken within 72 hours after sexual intercourse. They've been sold by prescription in the United States since 1998.

"Emergency contraception is safe and effective," said Dr. Vanessa Cullins with Planned Parenthood. "It fulfills all the requirements for it to be an over the counter medication."

That's precisely what the Food and Drug Administration is now considering.