[sittnick]

But why are the boycotters beating up on the innocent? Ignorance? Meanspiritedness?

I don't really think they are innocent. Osco (another big chain) has not done this. I imagine there were a lot of laws on the books Jim Crow era south that might have been legal, but were horribly wrong. "Just following orders" is not an excuse. Perhaps a corporate person doesn't have a conscience, but real people's first obligation is to follow God's natural law, written on their hearts (if they do not have Faith, at least to follow a good moral code.) When a corporate conscience leads them to stock porno in plain view (many gas stations) and vibrators (Target stores). They may believe they are fulfilling their obligation to their stock-holders. This is not the right order of things.

If this were about something that was truly sectarian (e.g. no animal by-products in the gel caps) I would agree with you. Even the regular sometimes abortifacient low-estrogen birth control pills often prevent implantation of the child. (At least those pills have some alternative uses, such as regulating cycles of women with endometriosis) But the "Plan B" pill in question has one purpose, and one purpose only: to kill the already conceived child. (Hence, "morning after").

Half of these boycotts are meaningless because the boycotters don't buy the product anyway. Walgreens is different. I personally treat it as a convenience store (I don't need to take medications). Well, no more.

[Balding_Eagle]

When the customer walked into Osco and demanded that their prescriptions be filled, and the pharmacist refused, what DID Osco do?

I'd guess it hasn't happened yet. The Left doesn't usually work that way.

The Left has picked Walgreen's as their first target. Fortunately for the Lefties, the boycotters are falling in line behind them to help cripple Walgreen's. It won't take so long that way.

Osco will be easier.

[jim_trent]

> Osco (another big chain) has not done this.

Has anybody presented a prescription for this to Osco's and been refused? I doubt it. The lefties would have it all over the news and be demanding a boycott if they did.

[usmom]

Thank you for that thoughtful post. Finally someone who understands this situation. I am sick to death of all the people saying pharmacists (or any other person for that matter) should do something they find morally or ethically wrong just because their employer wants them to and should be punished for standing up for what they feel is right.