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Before the bill passed, Freehill routinely phoned in every prescription for misoprostol when her patients were miscarrying so she could explain to the pharmacist why she was prescribing it.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2024

When she told him she was prescribing testosterone, his face lit up, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2023

When a doctor finally came, he said, she examined him for just five minutes and refused to tell him her diagnosis or what she was prescribing.

From Reuters • Dec. 26, 2022

“As we put it in front of them, the typical response we received was, ‘wow, I didn’t know I was prescribing that much,’” Evans said.

From Washington Times • Jul. 1, 2018

He knew, too, that he was prescribing poetry to his betrothed, practicable poetry.

From The Egoist by Meredith, George