Mar 28 2005
Pharmacists’ Rights
From The Washington Post…
Pharmacists’ Rights at Front Of New Debate Some pharmacists across the country are refusing to fill prescriptions for birth control and morning-after pills, saying that dispensing the medications violates their personal moral or religious beliefs.
The trend has opened a new front in the nation’s battle over reproductive rights, sparking an intense debate over the competing rights of pharmacists to refuse to participate in something they consider repugnant and a woman’s right to get medications her doctor has prescribed. It has also triggered pitched political battles in statehouses across the nation as politicians seek to pass laws either to protect pharmacists from being penalized — or force them to carry out their duties.
As I see it: If you find yourself unable or unwilling to fulfill the duties of your chosen profession, it is time to seek out a new profession. Why would you select a profession where the duties of that profession violate your “personal moral or religious beliefs” anyway?
Either do what you are being paid to do or find yourself a new job.
