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Pope Tells Pharmacists Not to Dispense Drugs With 'Immoral Purposes'
Associated Press via Fox News.com ^
| 10/29/07
| Associated Press
Posted on 10/29/2007 1:23:27 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa
VATICAN CITY Pope Benedict XVI urged Catholic pharmacists on Monday to use conscientious objection to avoid dispensing drugs with "immoral purposes such as, for example, abortion or euthanasia."
In a speech to participants at the 25th International Congress of Catholic Pharmacists, Benedict said that conscientious objection was a right that must be recognized by the pharmaceutical profession.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: abortion; conscienceclause; contraception; euthanasia; pharmacy
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To: gracesdad
Overdose on meds? Sometimes not necessary - side effects are often lethal even in prescribed amounts.
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10/31/2007 2:08:47 AM PDT
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Grams A
To: steve86
The majority of pharmacists employed now chose their careers long before the drug in question was available.
I fail to see the relevance of this fact. The fact remains that voluntary employees have a choice to perform the duties entailed by their jobs, or seek other employment, absolutely regardless of the fact that these duties may vary over time.
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10/31/2007 2:09:57 PM PDT
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aNYCguy
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