Posted on 12/06/2005 9:50:04 PM PST by Former Military Chick
Yes! Yes, yes, yes. One's feelings on contraception alone shouldn't affect dispensing them, particularly over the counter methods. However, the "morning after pill" is an entirely different ball of wax.
I imagine it's not popular with most here at FR, but my husband and I use contraceptives. We live in a tiny apartment on one income plus what he earns working part time while he finishes his degree (after school expenses, his income is just about non-existant). Although we would love to have a child, now is not a great time financially and therefore we need to prevent it for a while. That's our choice as a couple, and the state should not impose restrictions on the method that we select so long as it is not harming anyone else.
That said, I wouldn't DREAM of using the morning after pill. The primary method of operation is to prevent implantation of a fertilized egg. There are bona fide reasons for a pharmacist to refuse to dispense it, just as a pharmacist can choose to not fill a prescription for a drug that would be harmful to the patient. A pharmacist isn't a robot who fills every script handed to him/her, without question. They are educated professionals who are entrusted with dispensing medications that will not cause harm to the patient.
don't be ridiculous.
you can't force doctors to perform abortions- so how can you force someone to sell drugs for self-imposed abortions....?
talk about a dnagerous road---forcing people to PARTICIPATE in abortions is a MUCH MORE DANGEROUS ROAD!
The article says the reason they were "put on leave" is that STATE law requires them to fill these scrips. It's not a private-business decision, it's the law.
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