Birth Control Prescription Rule Challenged

[JBean]

Their original rights? Where are these rights written that they can decide not to fill prescriptions they have a moral objection too? Was it in their contract? If it was, then their employers were advocating discrimination.

I have the same information you do, this article. Unless I am misunderstandng the article, which is entirely possible, up until this rule was passed they could object to filling a prescription based on moral objection. It also says it's the only rule of it's kind, so I take it to mean that they could object prior.
I have no feeling one way or another about it, except it's the pharmacists that are taking the risk of losing their jobs for something they believe in.
I am only taking the emotion out of the topic and trying to look at the facts.

 

[JBean]

I wonder if the religious right is funding their cases. Although I have some disdain for promiscuity, I would much rather they take the morning after pill, then have more "basically unwanted? children running about without loving families to take care of them. To me, that's the greatest crime of all, and it's the least able part of our society that usually finds themselves in that position. Dispensing free condoms, goes against my core values, but if it helps prevent children who begin life with 2 & 1/2 strikes against them, then it is worthwhile, and I feel the same way about the morning after pill. These moralistic pharmacists need to find a new profession--one that fits with their beliefs. Let's try to figure out what else they might possibly do in lieu of being our local pharmacist---any suggestions out there??? Perhaps they could work in the very low paying positions in group homes helping to take care of those little children of the poor and downtrodden, or on the other end, they could go our local prisons and work with many of the grown-up versions of "basically unwanted" children who began life with 2 & 1/2 strikes against them--perhaps they can make a difference in that way.

Oh I am sure the religious right is in there somewhere.
How I feel about the morning after pill is irrelevent, because it is legal.
My only thought about this whole thing is that they are willing to lose their jobs to stand up for something they believe. This board discusses questioning authority on a regular basis and that's exaclty what these guys are doing.
I'm not even taking any stand for or against, I'm just looking at what is happening.

 

[Nova]

The new rule was only put into effect last April. So, it seems these pharamcists have had the right to refuse on moral grounds up until last April.
I admire that they are willing to put their careers on the line for something they believe in so strongly.
I hope they do not lose jobs, but rather move to another state that is consistent with their beliefs.

I'd like to admire them. I'm all for principled stands. But they are tyrannical idiots, which makes it harder to cheer.

(I do see your point, Jbean. But it's easier for me to support someone who regulates his own behavior than someone who gets all high and mighty about controlling the behavior of others.)

 

[SieSie]

If a bartender morally refused to serve alcohol they would be fired, if a vegatarian waiter at the steak house morally refused to serve meat they would be fired. IMO do the job you were hired for or find a new job.

Im tired of whiners.

What an EXCELLENT post!!! Ditto every last word!

 

[JBean]

I'd like to admire them. I'm all for principled stands. But they are tyrannical idiots, which makes it harder to cheer.

(I do see your point, Jbean. But it's easier for me to support someone who regulates his own behavior than someone who gets all high and mighty about controlling the behavior of others.)

I know what you mean too Nova. But I have no idea if they are all high and mighty about it. I mean look at the issue with Terri Schiavo. People just had very different feelings about it and all went to the wall for their beliefs.
I admire both sides, even the side I disagree with.
I do regulate my own behavior and would never have even considered using this type of pill , but that's my choice. As long as it's legal and people want to use it, I respect their right and I would have no interest in controlling their behavior.

My only point in all this is that they had this right before, so the job changed, not them.

 

[IrishMist]

I'm not so sure they had the right before... it looks like the laws vary by state, and pharmacists have tried to deny filling scripts, but have been ordered to fill them.

It's a shame that we have to pass laws to make pharmacists do their job.


What's next? A waitress that refuses to serve fatty food to an overweight customer??

:doh: