I didn't watch that exact report because I'm at work, but I've seen some other articles about this. This gives me rage, too, and I'm probably not thinking very clearly, so I apologize if it's poorly thought out or inflammatory, but: these services are part of the job description for pharmacists, aren't they? If you're morally opposed to an established and integral part of your job (i.e. dispensing legal treatments), perhaps you should consider a career shift for yourself, rather than trying to overhaul the entire profession. By law. Rarrrr.
If you're morally opposed to an established and integral part of your job (i.e. dispensing legal treatments), perhaps you should consider a career shift for yourself
Yeah, it's kinda like saying "I want to be a priest, but I'm not religious." Do your job or GTFO.
There's a law in Illinois (I don't know about anywhere else) that states that if a pharmacy employs someone who will refuse to sell contraceptives or birth control or anything because of a personal, moral obligation, they are required to have another pharmacist working there at the same time as the one who refuses who will sell the birth control, etc.
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Date: 2008-08-01 02:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-01 05:21 pm (UTC)Yeah, it's kinda like saying "I want to be a priest, but I'm not religious." Do your job or GTFO.
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Date: 2008-08-02 03:45 am (UTC)I like that law.