PHARMACY MORALITY
Pharmacy Morality and birth control pills, why stop there?
A growing number of "pro-life" pharmacists around the country are refusing to fill prescriptions for contraceptives or morning-after birth control pills because of moral or religious objections. Maybe a pharmacist who cannot dispense medicines lawfully prescribed by a doctor should find another line of work?
By one count there were some 180 reports of refusals in a six-month period last year, some describing earlier incidents, and the number is likely to grow now that religious conservatives are flexing their muscles in many spheres of life. Several states have laws granting pharmacists the right to refuse, and legislators in at least 10 states are pushing similar legislation. How much longer before right-to-life groups begin pressure one pharmacy after another to refuse service, leaving a diminished pool of pharmacies available to fill prescriptions for birth control purposes.
I just learned that Wal-Mart, for some years now, has refused to stock the morning-after pill.
I SAY WHY STOP THERE?
While you are waiting for your prescription and doing a little shopping in the drug store, maybe your pharmacist can look out for what's in your best interest by refusing to let you purchase, along with your meds, other things that may not be so good for you.
- That pack of condoms and lube you got there? Forgetaboutit! My conscious won't let me ring that up for you!
- Pack of cigarettes? Please, read the warning label on the side, then you'll know why it would be immoral for me to sell them to you.
- And don’t even bring up to the counter those so-called fitness magazines with those lusty covers, and advertisements for penis enlargements, immoral I say!! And put back that Rolling Stone magazine, don't you know it's full of vulgar language! Nope, just can't sell you that garbage!
- A romance novel? Why, put that back! Go get that copy of "Chicken Soup for the Soul in a Vegatative State" over there, I would be more than happy to sell you that.
This list could go on.......
Isn't it so nice to know that when we have a lax in moral judgment at the drug store, our high-minded pharmacists are there to look out for us.
posted by Pop Culturist at 1:31 PM
2 Comments:
Your points are great in this entry. I could not agree more. Funny how only 'certain' moralities are important. Especially when you couple them with corporations whose decisions will effect the lives of (literally) millions of people.
We come to a halt.. they call it "Tuesday at the office".
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