That's the problem here: this law would not allow employers to fire such pharmacists. They are entitled to their beliefs, but an employer is entitled to an employee who will fulfill 100% of the job description.
Actually, most pharmacists at the time of their hire, will
now reduce to writing what things they will not do, especially
in the aforementioned areas. It is up to the employer to
decide if they want to hire the pharmacist. Most employers
are smart enough to know that if the pharmacist is "up to
snuff" they can live with the pharmacists beliefs and
practices. They can always get a different pharmacist (just about)
to fill such a prescription.
But employees cannot dictate what a pharmacist can do.
Many employers may ask their pharmacists to falsify records,
use outdated drugs, do false billing, etc. but the pharmacist
has to do the right thing. Like I said, some will get fired,
and some will resign....and there is nothing that says there isn't
someone else to fill the prescription...
Also, lots of pharmacies don't carry "narcotics" cuz they were
robbed or beaten, some of the pharmacists were killed because
some "druggie" needed the narcs....If an employer told me
that I had to sell narcs in a dangerous manner like that, I
would not work for that person..."tough luck for me", tough
luck for the employer...Make him sell it...see how long that
lasts..actually many of them use bulletresistant enclosures,
and lock ups whenin those types of environments...