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Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 10:42 AM Apr 2015

Walmart Withholds Medicine From Lady Who Miscarried, Because She’s Probably A Sinner

Imagine you are a lady, and you are going through the sadness that comes with a miscarriage. This is one of those times in life, we imagine (as we are a dude), that you really don’t want to deal with any bullshit, just a guess? So you go to the doctor, and he gives you a prescription for Misoprostol, which will help your body pass the tissue, instead of having to go through an invasive, unpleasant procedure to extract it. Doc calls your scrip in to the friendly neighborhood Walmart, but the pharmacist refuses to fill it, because Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs. You see, this particular drug can ALSO cause an abortion, which is not a FUCKING PROBLEM if you have already miscarried, now is it? But that is exactly what happened to Brittany Cartrett of Milledgeville, Georgia:

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“So we found another place to fill it but I still had to go up there to get another prescription so when I went up there she asked if I had any questions about this prescription I said no I don’t but I do have a question about the other one. And she looks at my name and she says oh, well…I couldn’t think of a valid reason why you would need this prescription”, Cartrett said.


Oh, so we are not only dealing with a shitty pharmacist, we are dealing with a shitty pharmacist who thinks she’s a doctor, since she can’t even IMAGINE why Cartrett might need that drug. Maybe for the reason her doctor said? Unfortunately, this is perfectly legal in Georgia! You see, in many states, pharmacists are expected to do their fucking jobs, and fill the prescriptions that come in, doing only and always what’s best for their patients, but NOT IN GEORGIA! Nope, in that state, and several others, you can be a pharmacist and hide right behind your religious beliefs, choosing to give your patients subpar care, because you think Jesus is going to condemn you to the lake of fire for doing your job correctly.

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Of course, again, Brittany Cartrett did not want, or have, an abortion (even though that would be OK too because abortions are LEGAL). She had a miscarriage. But due to the womb-goblin men who pass these laws, and the dingbat “medical professionals” who exercise their rights to be Bad At Their Jobs freely because of them, Cartrett ended up having to work harder than usual, just to get the pills she needed to recover from the incident as quickly as possible.

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Walmart Withholds Medicine From Lady Who Miscarried, Because She’s Probably A Sinner (Original Post) Capt. Obvious Apr 2015 OP
When I read a story like this I always try to guess what part of the country it happened in tularetom Apr 2015 #1
Just a small glimpse geomon666 Apr 2015 #2

tularetom

(23,664 posts)
1. When I read a story like this I always try to guess what part of the country it happened in
Tue Apr 14, 2015, 10:56 AM
Apr 2015

My guess is usually pretty close.

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