Pharmacists sue governor over rule (on dispensing emergency contraception)

[elehhhhna]

Pharmacists sue governor over rule
April 14, 2005

Two Illinois pharmacists sued Gov. Blagojevich Wednesday for ordering them to fill prescriptions for emergency contraception even if it violates their religious beliefs.

The American Center for Law and Justice filed a lawsuit in state court in Springfield on behalf of Peggy Pace and John Menges, registered pharmacists who are both from Edwardsville.

Pace and Menges are seeking injunctions against Blagojevich's emergency rule, filed April 1. It requires pharmacies that sell contraceptives to fill birth-control prescriptions, including for the morning-after pill, without delay. His action followed two incidents in which a Chicago pharmacist refused to fill emergency contraceptive prescriptions.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-pharm14.htm...

[smoogatz]

1. The "shut the fuck up and give me my drugs you self-righteous, un-

professional, overpaid pill-counter" bill. I believe that's its official name.

[Fenris]

2. If not, it should be.

Notice that this is a lawsuit by TWO pharmacists. Clearly they are a majority.

[ProfessorGAC]

8. The Constitution Is Not Intended To Protect The Majority

I agree with Rod's rule, and think the pharmacists are wrong, but the Constitution wasn't intended to protect the rights of the majority.

Too weak an argument, Fenris.
The Professor

[NYC Liberal]

3. It's like a Christian Scientist becoming a doctor and then

refusing to treat patients!

"Oh but it violates my religious beliefs!"

[bloom]

5. LOL

[Pirate Smile]

4. Nobody has to be a pharmacist. If you have problems with the profession,

don't become a pharmacist.

[Warpy]

6. Although I'm too damned old to need birth control

and although thumbing my nose at the fertility aisle in the supermarket is one of my greatest pleasures in life, I'm outraged by theses sanctimonious shitheads no end.

You see, although it doesn't affect me now, it does affect some of my friends, and it affects all of my friends' daughters.

Not only that, but I'm one of those chronic pain people for whom nothing but mild narcotics have worked. I really can see some pious drug warrior pinhead refusing to dispense my pain medication on the grounds that suffering is a part of life and I should just offer it up to Jesus.

When I ran the "store" part of a drug store, I hated selling tobacco, but since it was part of the job, I did it. Refusing to sell legally written prescriptions from a doctor who has evaluated a patient and decided such medication is necessary is simply, horrifically wrong on so many levels that it shouldn't be up for discussion.

That it is would seem to be proof that this country is turning into pure shit.

[OneBlueSky]

7. sometimes I think we're living in a Lewis Carroll story . . .

won't fill prescriptions because it violates their religious beliefs? . . . hello-o-o-o-o! . . .

to paraphrase Mr. Miyagi . . . "You YES pharmacist. Or you NO pharmacist. No MAYBE pharmacist!" . . .

these people are fucking nuts . . . if they're not willing to dispense medications prescribed by DOCTORS, they should find another line of work . . . inserting their own prejudices in place of orders by qualified medical personnel is just surreal . . .

[cosmik debris]

9. What a windfall

Now, anything in our job that displeases us is no longer mandatory. We just have to say that it is against our religious convictions and someone else has to do it.

Suppose you were working on a road crew. When it comes time to pour concrete you just say GOD hates concrete!! Then the blasphemous heathens have to pour the concrete and you can go to the coffee shop and have a donut!!

But Seriously, what happens if one of these wingnuts becomes an ambulance driver and gets to decide who gets rescued and who doesn't?

[Dr Ron]

10. Shows the need for Kerry's proposed act

http://www.lightupthedarkness.org/blog/default.asp?view...

[burn the bush]

11. ok, let them have the right to not fill them. They also have the right to

not work at the pharmacy. I think in the end, the money will decide this issue. If you can't get all of your scripts filled at your pharmacy, change pharms. The pharmacies that allow this selective filling will soon catch on that it costs them money and will hire pharmacists that do not cause a conflict. I think this issue will work itself out in this way.

Now Michigan saying doctors can choose who to treat...now thats trouble.

[Lori Price CLG]

12. ? I thought the Reichwing wanted to get rid of the 'lawsuit culture'

...in Amerika?

Cheers,
Lori Price

[Willy Lee]

13. Wait until someone denies cigarettes to a customer

because, morally, they can't sell something that causes cancer. All hell would break loose.

BTW- these 2 quacks are in my hometown. I'm trying to find out where they work...