[Protagoras]

The question is whether the pharmacist has the moral right to refuse a legally-prescribed drug when not knowing the circumstances behind the prescription.

Of course he has the moral right. Indeed, the obligation.

My feeling is that if the pharmacist is having ethical and moral objections, it's him or her that should seek employment elsewhere.

Are you saying his employer has told him he must fill that prescription? I didn't see that in the article.

Or are you saying he should choose another line of work?

[Wolfie]

Just go with the free market solution. If a pharmacy, (ie, the owner) decides not to fill birth control 'scripts, fine. If a pharmacist refuses, even though the owner want him/her to, then fire the pharmacist.

[From many - one.]

After all, the pharmacist is rather hypocritical since his pay comes partly form the sale of condoms, and, if it is a large pharmacy, others filling such prescriptions.