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To: Borges
I don't see how they have a case. If the requirements of the job offend your religious beliefs then don't take the job. If someone works in a bookstore they can't choose to not sell certain kinds of books.

I think one problem is that the law also applies to pharmacists who own the pharmacy. And if you own the bookstore, you certainly have the right to decide what books to sell.

The flaw in your argument is in comparing the owner of the bookstore to the State, and as of yet, the State does not have ownership of the pharmacies.

10 posted on 04/14/2005 2:53:55 PM PDT by slowhandluke
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To: slowhandluke

"Manion argued that forcing pharmacists to fill prescriptions they believe violate their religious principles not only places those pharmacists in a moral dilemma but also violates the so-called conscience clause that allows those in the medical field to avoid performing procedures, most notably abortion, that they find reprehensible"



A very good point here. Nurses and doctors do not have to participate in a procedure that violates their personal religious convictions such as abortion.


14 posted on 04/14/2005 3:04:07 PM PDT by Daisy4
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