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ProgressiveProfessor

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18. Single payer will not address the troglodytes, single provider would...not sure we are ready to go

Reply to edhopper (Reply #17)

Fri Feb 24, 2012, 12:24 PM

Feb 2012

to that kind of system.

The only pharmacies doing this are a few of the mom & pop stores, which are already an endangered species. Lets kill those off and be done with it. None of the chains refuse to carry Plan B.

I believe it is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate People Power in the US that will get TPTB to take notice. Boycotts are mostly ignored in the US due to their lack of success. This could change that.

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Judge says Wash. can’t make pharmacies sell Plan B [View all] rug Feb 2012 OP

Can a wine maker refuse to sell to the Catholic Church edhopper Feb 2012 #1

If he consumed too much of his product he could. rug Feb 2012 #2

So it's only religious people edhopper Feb 2012 #5

No. I'm saying your analogy is a poor one. rug Feb 2012 #6

Why? edhopper Feb 2012 #14

Because it not really on point... ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2012 #19

So basically they are going to "religion" plan B out of the grasp from women. Justice wanted Feb 2012 #3

How many mom & pop pharmacies actually do this? ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2012 #11

But now they can edhopper Feb 2012 #15

So you favor the government requiring a private business to carry merchandise only ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2012 #16

I favor edhopper Feb 2012 #17

Single payer will not address the troglodytes, single provider would...not sure we are ready to go ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2012 #18

The chains do not refuse to carry it, but individual pharmacists at chains often refuse to sell it. iris27 Feb 2012 #22

Just as Congress used its power to regulate interstate commerce to prohibit racial discrimination, snot Feb 2012 #4

Is he trying to overrule a decision by the 9th Circuit? Jim__ Feb 2012 #7

I'm not sure. rug Feb 2012 #9

Thanks. Reading his opinion, it sounds like the same case to me. Jim__ Feb 2012 #12

Good info. Let's see where this goes. rug Feb 2012 #13

This has been beat to death in several other threads ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2012 #8

Feel free to hide the thread. rug Feb 2012 #10

Just letting other people know where the earlier discussions on this topic are ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2012 #20

Not really - there's inherent judgement in the phrase "beat to death". n/t iris27 Feb 2012 #21