chevydriver1123

Now this is an interesting case.

Americans United: Washington State Has The Right To Require Pharmacists To Fill Doctors' Prescriptions, Says Americans United

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rathi

This is good news. Refusing to give people proper medication is always a bad idea, regardless of its motivation. Religious cases may be in the news, but they miss the point. A pharmacist has an obligation to deliver vital supplies, and they shouldn't put ANY personal beliefs before that.

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Arcana XV

Depends. To some religions both are equally bad.

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Ikari

It's a private business and the owner of such can sell or not sell whatever legal product he so chooses. If the owner doesn't like birth control for some reason, well that's that; don't have to sell it. It's not under the control of the govenrment, the govenrment doesn't own it, the owner gets no money from the government in terms of subsidies or whatever; so the government can piss off. His store, his rules, end of debate.

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Rev.

In the little insert instruction pack that comes with the Pill, it says that one of the ways the Pill works is by causing an early abortion. Anecdotally, if a woman "forgets" to take it, and she may be pregnant, she can "double up" and expect a normal period. So, a pharmacist may object to dispensing the Pill because it causes abortion.

So then my question would be...why'd you bother to become a pharmacist? I don't know of ANY medication that doesn't come with a warning that it should not be taken by pregnant women. Anti-depressants, anti-rejection drugs for organ transplant patients, chemotherapy drugs, allergy medication, etc. etc. can and HAVE been taken by pregnant women, potentially causing damage or death to their unborn child.

If you can sell these drugs to pregnant women, there shouldn't be a moral conflict about selling the pill to non-pregnant women. Besides, there are plenty of women who have gotten pregnant on the Pill and STAYED pregnant.

On the other hand, should a store owner be allowed to choose whether or not to sell cigarettes or pornography? I think so.

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rathi

A Pharmacy is state licensed and not private business.

tryreading

That's ridiculous. States regulate businesses, and the state can place requirements on people who acquire licenses.

There is a certain amount of control that consumers have over businesses through the state. For instance, the use of trans fats by restaurants has been limited in some states. Some people say it is wrong to do this, and creates a nanny state situation. But if you leave it up to some restaurants, you'll be eating huge amounts of trans fats without knowing it, and the human body can't deal with the stuff. Sometimes people have to be forced do the responsible thing, especially when it comes to the health of other people.

Sharon den Adel

Rev.

You'd be wrong about that. Read point 4.

Go Ask Alice!: How do birth control pills work?

You could conceive, have implantation take place, and then have the pregnancy end because of how the Pill alters the hormones in your body. The Pill is an "abortificant"