Reply #20: There is such a mechanism

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Some large pharmacies do allow pharmacists to hand off prescriptions that they do not want to fill to other pharmacists. However, some of these holier-than-thou individuals refuse to do even that because they think that the prescription and,in some cases, the customer are immoral. Clearly, they are not interested in compromise.

Frankly, I do not feel that we need to cater to these individuals since there is a mechanism in place that allows these individuals to follow their beliefs. Any one who morally opposes a product provided by a business does not have to work at that particular business. If you believe it is immoral for people to consume alcohol, that you should not work at liquor store. If you believe it is immoral to prescribe prescriptions for birth control, you should not work for a business that sells that product. It is that simple.

If you choose to work for such a business, than you should realize that part of the money that pays your salary comes from the sale of the "immoral" product. If you still decide to work for the business after that realization, then you have no business whining about how you do not want to sell the product.