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4. What if the WOMAN's religion MANDATED birth control?

Reply to midnight (Original post)

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 10:25 PM

Sep 2012

Could she counter-sue, claiming her religious freedoms were violated?

Don't answer that. We all know what it is.

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Illinois Court Permits Religious Pharmacists To Refuse To Dispense Emergency Contraception [View all] midnight Sep 2012 OP

people who are not willing to do their WHOLE jobs, in this case, dispensing ALL legal drugs, niyad Sep 2012 #1

Exactly.... Dispensing moral judgement should not be allowed.. midnight Sep 2012 #5

I hope they have to put up a sign outside LizW Sep 2012 #2

+1 Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Sep 2012 #10

I was thinking the same thing ashling Sep 2012 #30

Akin probably see this as " times of real law and order"... midnight Sep 2012 #44

The woodcut was taken from ashling Sep 2012 #45

Thanks for informing me.... I suppose they are advertising that they have had a break from reality. midnight Sep 2012 #48

Exactly my first thought. xxqqqzme Sep 2012 #38

I have two questions about this. potone Sep 2012 #3

potone this is a really good question about the patients religious freedom.... I too would love to midnight Sep 2012 #7

Excellent point. DeSwiss Sep 2012 #9

Some thoughts ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #14

and what about the town that only has ONE pharmacy? and the next town or village over also niyad Sep 2012 #19

The easy refutation to your strawman is to ask how many of those really exist ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #20

just a few articles about catholic hospitals and women's health care niyad Sep 2012 #23

That's nice, but the topic was Plan B and pharmacies ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #28

A different question: joeglow3 Sep 2012 #35

there is another sweetapogee Sep 2012 #31

What if the WOMAN's religion MANDATED birth control? Canuckistanian Sep 2012 #4

No ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #15

Very scholarly answer Canuckistanian Sep 2012 #24

A pharmacist is not merely a simple retail employee, and neither is a pharmacy a simple retailer. David__77 Sep 2012 #25

That is how the law treats them today ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #27

There is a pharmacist oath. But it is pretty broad and vague. benld74 Sep 2012 #6

Hmmm..... DeSwiss Sep 2012 #8

This video clearly show why it's time to put the breaks on the religious Taliban in this midnight Sep 2012 #41

Just make emergency birth control OTC. Problem mostly solved. Trillo Sep 2012 #11

I thought it was but most places have it behind the counter ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #21

Trillo that doesn't sound like a bad idea.... This birth control option midnight Sep 2012 #40

One could argue some sort of religious accommodation should be made per Federal law ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #12

Seriously, a pharmacist refusing to dispense medications based on their religion... Humanist_Activist Sep 2012 #33

Have another on duty dispense it is what is often cited ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #47

Neither regular contraceptives nor emergency contraceptives are rare medications... Humanist_Activist Sep 2012 #54

Proper response:allow physicians to sell pharmaceuticals in their offices. McCamy Taylor Sep 2012 #13

That has been problematic in the past...and is somewhat banned by law ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #16

How about Doc's selling the medicine at cost only to their customers... midnight Sep 2012 #42

Seems to me as long as the price is fair in the market it should be good ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #46

Yes... And so why shouldn't all birth control be that way... Can you imagine men midnight Sep 2012 #50

Agree with any barrier method or similar technology ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #52

I remember when buying motrin required a script... Now you can buy it without a script... Not sure midnight Sep 2012 #55

What??!! Doctors who do this (and it is legal as I'm sure you know this since you are an MD) riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #17

On the flip side AmyDeLune Sep 2012 #26

No profit - no foul ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #29

ALL Doctors do that joeglow3 Sep 2012 #36

Physicians get free samples HockeyMom Sep 2012 #32

Lets see how fast christx30 Sep 2012 #18

There were stories about muslim grocery cashiers not wanting to touch pork ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #22

Generally a reasonable accomodation is being able to perform the minimal amount of work required... Humanist_Activist Sep 2012 #34

Similarly MountainLaurel Sep 2012 #43

This is 100% wrong, and total bullshit... truebrit71 Sep 2012 #37

Then "religiously motivated" pharmacists must put up sign supernova Sep 2012 #39

That this is a deal with some people absolutely ASTOUNDS me Shitty Mitty Sep 2012 #49

For the 15 millionth time, FIRE THEM! FiveGoodMen Sep 2012 #51

So if a pharmacist converts to Christian Scientist can he sit on his ass and tell people to CBGLuthier Sep 2012 #53