Pharmacy board deciding if pharmacists have right of refusal

[medeak]

re birth control today in Las Vegas. Let's all pray they decided NO!

Just a thought... but what if it's a religious or moral belief to practice birth control? Who is protected then?

[Angry Girl]

1. Condoms are a form of birth control

So can a pharmacy decide it won't sell you any? Where is the line drawn?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. If a person doesn't believe in dispensing ALL

legal prescriptions, they shouldn't become a pharmacist. Can you imagine a Christian Scientist becoming a pharmacist?

[TallahasseeGrannie]

3. I feel a little differently on this one

I don't believe in forcing a dr. or pharmacist to go against their moral convictions. And I came to that decision after resenting the hell out of having to medicate children against my will. (we live in the ritalin world)

That said, I certainly have the right of refusal to use that pharmacist or doctor and I would think an HMO or a drug chain or whatever has the right of refusal for hire.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

5. Oh geez

I think this is flamebait and maybe I should delete it. You can skewer me in email if you want, though.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

6. A respectful response

at least I hope it is. In my county, there is ONE pharmacy. ONE. Public transit goes only to that ONE pharmacy. That certainly limits one's choices. Also, a pharmacist refusing to fill a doctor's prescription is really going against what the MD thinks is the best for their patient. If the doctor has many different pharmacies to choose from, there's no problem, but if there is only one pharmacy.....

[TallahasseeGrannie]

7. That's an excellent point and one I didn't think of

[Horse with no Name]

11. There is a difference

They are simply putting pills in a bottle as opposed to actually medicating someone.
They are not actively participating.

[LisaM]

10. Unfortunately, many people don't have a choice of pharmacies

or which pharmacies will even cover their prescription. And many cannot find transportation to an alternative location. What you describe would be fine if the person with the prescription could walk out the door of one pharmacy, cross the street, and go to another one with no embarrassment and no other inconvenience.

I'm beginning to think that these moral police are purposely seeding the pharmacy schools with these refuseniks. I never even heard of this until recently.

[murielm99]

13. I think it is demeaning even if the woman has the option of

walking across the street. What is this? "I'm moral, you're not, and I am going to call attention to it. I am better than you. Get out of my store."

Do these same pharmacies hesitate to dispense Viagra? It reminds me too much of being forced to the back of the bus.

[LisaM]

14. Oh, I totally agree. Even one experience of being denied birth control

could be devastating - especially if you are young. I could handle it now, but if I was 18, I would probably be completely shamed by it.

[Rainbowreflect]

12. I do not completely disagree with you.

My feeling is that if a pharmacy always has a pharmacist on duty that will fill every prescription I don't care if one of them won't.
As long a no one ever has to wait or go somewhere else that is fine with me. But no women should ever have to wait, come back, go somewhere else, or even know that a pharmacist has "moral convictions" against birth control.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

15. That a perfect compromise

Although, when you think about it, what loony would go INTO pharmacy if he/she didn't believe in birth control?

But I guess they exist. But pharmacy is all about intervention.

[femrap]

4. I think you are talking about my religion....

the 'Ova Religion.' I have my ova's best interests in mind at all times.

[medeak]

8. LOL n/t

[electropop]

9. I can't believe it's even being discussed.

They should allow pharmacists to refuse to sell stuff. But they will not be permitted to sell any stuff at all when they do refuse. Should cops be allowed to enforce some laws? Should airplane pilots be allowed to follow some regulations? :wtf:

[TallahasseeGrannie]

16. Or another solution

is that a pharmacist who won't fill these prescriptions should not be allowed to accept Medicare or Medicaid. That would elminate the problem.