Saturday, January 28, 2006

fired for not doing your job! what a concept!

Pharmacists Sue Over Birth Control Policy
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Four pharmacists who refused to sign a pledge promising to dispense the morning-after birth-control pill sued Walgreen drug stores Friday, alleging they were illegally fired.

The lawsuits accuse Walgreen Co. of violating the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act. The pharmacists were being represented by the American Center for Law and Justice, a public-interest group founded by evangelist Pat Robertson.

A new state rule requires pharmacies that sell federally approved contraceptives to fill prescriptions for emergency birth control "without delay" if they have the medication in stock. The rule is being challenged in federal court.


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So, Pat Robertson is trying to say that by Walgreen's obeying the law and making their employees do their jobs, they are somehow breaking the law! Whew!
It's pretty damn simple - if you don't want to dispense prescribed medication, then don't become a pharmacist!