Frankly, while I agree with the liability protection, pharmacists who refuse to carry out their employers' orders should NOT be protected from being fired.
A pharmacist shouldn't be allowed to refuse to fill orders any more than a soldier should be allowed to refuse to go to war. They both knew what they were siging up for. This is ridiculous. And we often hear that businesses are not nonprofits, they are for making money, not doing good or following an agenda.
Birth control is not abortion. And BC pills are often used for other medical conditions, not just to control reproduction. The pharmacists need to do their job or find a new line of work.
Pharmacists who's religious beliefs preclude them from dispensing certain drugs should have the integrity to resign or refer the prescription to a different
pharmacist.
I thought we all here hated conscientious objectors joining the military then trying to get out of hazardous duty based on their beliefs. This is the same thing.
Here's a hint: If you can't do the job, then don't take the job.
It would help greatly to know in what state this is occurring.
The "opponents" to the bill will be the liberal left who want abortion to be legal, easy, and free to anyone at any time. And they are NOT talking about "contraceptives", it is RU-486 that they are afraid the 13 year old will not be able to get.
I disagree with the discipline part. If an employee is unable to fulfill their job requirements for religious or moral reasons, that employee should quit or the employer should have the power to fire them.
What moral objections could anyone possibly have to Viagra?
How about these pharmacists opening up a 'life enhancing pharmacy' or a 'pro-life' pharmacy that does not sell abortifacients, birth control, condoms, viagra,etc.etc.etc. That way someone knows what they're getting into when they walk into the pro-life pharmacy?