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In the discussion thread: Judge says Wash. can't make pharmacies sell Plan B [View all]

Response to ProgressiveProfessor (Reply #41)

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 11:04 AM

64. Pharmacists, however must be state licensed. So, the state should be able to

regulate their actions. You can't run a pharmacy without licensed pharmacists. You can have a store and sell over the counter drugs and health items, but you can't dispense drugs!

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89 replies	Author	Time	Post
Judge says Wash. can't make pharmacies sell Plan B [View all]	maddezmom	Feb 2012	OP
Another blow to woman's rights and health safety.	Justice wanted	Feb 2012	#1
by a bush appointee, big surprise	niyad	Feb 2012	#2
Like the Bush appointee that ruled agaionst DOMA? n/t	24601	Feb 2012	#13
so, one decent decision out of how many despicable ones? sorry, I am not impressed with their	niyad	Feb 2012	#26
Can they require pharmacies to prominently post whether or not they sell Plan B?	tanyev	Feb 2012	#3
That ws my first thought.	xxqqqzme	Feb 2012	#4
The problem, of course, is that many women don't have a lot of flexibility in purchasing decisions.	yardwork	Feb 2012	#7
You are correct.	MsPithy	Feb 2012	#10
It sounds like fertile women should have a supply always on hand, just in case. n/t	pnwmom	Feb 2012	#18
just in case of rape? really?	RainDog	Feb 2012	#28
Wow. You never heard of a condom breaking?	pnwmom	Feb 2012	#35
Just in case of any reason she might think it is warranted	Marrah_G	Feb 2012	#60
I think Plan B is used for something other than rape in the majority of cases. n/t	pnwmom	Feb 2012	#79
I don't know if that is possible, but if so, would be a very good idea.	yardwork	Feb 2012	#75
You're right -- the most vulnerable are the least likely to plan this in advance.	pnwmom	Feb 2012	#80
I think they have more options here than you are giving them credit for	ProgressiveProfessor	Feb 2012	#34
If I'm the Catholic Church	jayschool	Feb 2012	#55
What an asshole. /nt	yardwork	Feb 2012	#5
Pharmacists aren't licensed medical doctors.	BadgerKid	Feb 2012	#6
When did "religious freedom" become the right to impose your beliefs on others?	NC_Nurse	Feb 2012	#8
NC NURSE NAILS IT	Skittles	Feb 2012	#38
Exactly. This is the argument that needs to be made! N/T	potone	Feb 2012	#40
That's what it's been about for at least 150 years	Scootaloo	Feb 2012	#46
I predict the 9th will overrule him.	Deep13	Feb 2012	#9
Is there any single product or item that statute can require a business to sell?	BOHICA12	Feb 2012	#11
So you are ok with a pharmacist that happens to be a JW	left is right	Feb 2012	#12
Yes for pharmacist - she/he is a merchant	BOHICA12	Feb 2012	#16
Do you even know of any JW who are pharmacists because I dont.	cstanleytech	Feb 2012	#17
And a scientologist refusing to sell anything psychoactive? /nt	TheMadMonk	Feb 2012	#20
a pharmacist is not the same thing as a tire dealer.	niyad	Feb 2012	#25
People's lives don't depend on tires?	BOHICA12	Feb 2012	#27
really nice try, but tires and drugs are not the same thing. but you go right ahead and frame this	niyad	Feb 2012	#30
The correct term is pharmacy (the business), not pharmacist (the person)	ProgressiveProfessor	Feb 2012	#33
No. Pharmacies are not allowed to decide which state regulations to follow	RainDog	Feb 2012	#45
And they should. They also can challenge regulations that are inappropriate	ProgressiveProfessor	Feb 2012	#56
the provision states "when there is a community need"	RainDog	Feb 2012	#59
So the plaintiff was a brand new pharmacy?	ProgressiveProfessor	Feb 2012	#61
the issue is supplying medicines based upon the community	RainDog	Feb 2012	#78
so, pharmacies should not be regulated?	RainDog	Feb 2012	#29
As i'm learning more about society i see pharmacies as part of the commons	alp227	Feb 2012	#31
Until they become government entities, I agree with the court's decision	ProgressiveProfessor	Feb 2012	#32
this is why we need single payer health care...	alp227	Feb 2012	#36
Single payer would not address this issue, single provider would	ProgressiveProfessor	Feb 2012	#43
Auto makers are required by statute to manufacture and sell replacement parts...	Hassin Bin Sober	Feb 2012	#42
Try to buy a car without seat belts, air bags, high mounted third brake light	Thor_MN	Feb 2012	#51
That is a product requirement, not one leveled on the dealer or reseller	ProgressiveProfessor	Feb 2012	#82
This message was self-deleted by its author	old man 76	Feb 2012	#14
sickened	eyeofnewt	Feb 2012	#15
At least there should be a sign on the door stating this. This way	Dawson Leery	Feb 2012	#19
I was thinking there should be some way for customers to tell the difference	csziggy	Feb 2012	#37
I like it	SemperEadem	Feb 2012	#50
The judge was half right	saras	Feb 2012	#21
That makes sense. After all, corporations are people...	Rhiannon12866	Feb 2012	#22
Spam deleted by uppityperson (MIR Team)	sdghjtyjty	Feb 2012	#23
WTF	Skittles	Feb 2012	#24
This decision is blatently political and will be overturned. This notion that Pharmacists have the	Monk06	Feb 2012	#39
This decision is not about refusing to dispense, it is about private businesses choosing whether or	ProgressiveProfessor	Feb 2012	#41
libertarian clap-trap. Legislatures can and do regulate business and what they sell..	Hassin Bin Sober	Feb 2012	#44
The trouble is, plan B is a specific product	Scootaloo	Feb 2012	#47
How is it incorrect as a commerce issue	ProgressiveProfessor	Feb 2012	#57
The licenses are based on percentage of reciepts based on food sold versus liquor sold....	Hassin Bin Sober	Feb 2012	#72
Pharmacists, however must be state licensed. So, the state should be able to	sinkingfeeling	Feb 2012	#64
Medical professionals should now be allowed to deny any service based on their religious beliefs.	Incitatus	Feb 2012	#48
They already can refuse to do certain procedures and its legal for them to do so.	cstanleytech	Feb 2012	#49
I completely agree with this ruling.	NaturalHigh	Feb 2012	#52
Then they would be violating the exact same regulation.	ieoeja	Feb 2012	#66
Pharmacies are already allowed to refuse to stock certain products bsed on facts.	Hassin Bin Sober	Feb 2012	#70
Refusing to stock a product is not imposing religious beliefs.	NaturalHigh	Feb 2012	#76
"I won't sell this to you because I am a Christian" IS imposing religious beliefs. And about beer	uppityperson	Feb 2012	#83
I guess that gives women pharmacists the right to not dispense boehner pills.	dkofos	Feb 2012	#53
Works for me.	NaturalHigh	Feb 2012	#54
Actually it give pharmacies the right not to stock them	ProgressiveProfessor	Feb 2012	#58
Here with go again with the same damn judge	suffragette	Feb 2012	#62
State's true goal was to suppress religious objection?	caseymoz	Feb 2012	#63
Question for those who disagree with the ruling: Should pharmacies be required to sell homeopathics?	slackmaster	Feb 2012	#65
I assume the state has a medical board of some sort that makes those determinations.	ieoeja	Feb 2012	#68
Homeopathics in general are considered by the FDA to be diet supplements	slackmaster	Feb 2012	#74
Pharmacy's rights?	SpankMe	Feb 2012	#67
If you're going to sell medicine, you should not be allowed to discriminate based on religion	Hugabear	Feb 2012	#69
And what if there is just the one pharmacy nearby?	IndyJones	Feb 2012	#73
The problem is that not every pharmacy can carry everything and	ProgressiveProfessor	Feb 2012	#81
Read my post again	Hugabear	Feb 2012	#85
So if Plan B or other drug used exclusively by women is not carried for something other than	ProgressiveProfessor	Feb 2012	#87
That is, in fact, how the law is written.	Hassin Bin Sober	Feb 2012	#88
Seriously, someone help me to understand this "religious" thing.	IndyJones	Feb 2012	#71
Plan B has not been found to be a Contragestive.	AtheistCrusader	Feb 2012	#77
Abortion has been proven to be safer for the mother than pregnancy and giving birth.	truthisfreedom	Feb 2012	#84
There is a business opportunity in Fed-Exing Plan B to women living in the more 3rd world states.	diane in sf	Feb 2012	#86
Sue them for child support	HockeyMom	Feb 2012	#89

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