Pharmacists refusing to fill birth control prescriptions?

[Tickled Pink 2]

Originally posted by KappaKittyCat
I'm freaking out 'cuz this is happening WHERE I LIVE. I'm very glad that I get my bc through the mail.

Pharmacists' Rights at Front Of New Debate
Because of Beliefs, Some Refuse To Fill Birth Control Prescriptions

By Rob Stein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, March 28, 2005; Page A01

Some pharmacists across the country are refusing to fill prescriptions for birth control and morning-after pills, saying that dispensing the medications violates their personal moral or religious beliefs.

The trend has opened a new front in the nation's battle over reproductive rights, sparking an intense debate over the competing rights of pharmacists to refuse to participate in something they consider repugnant and a woman's right to get medications her doctor has prescribed. It has also triggered pitched political battles in statehouses across the nation as politicians seek to pass laws either to protect pharmacists from being penalized -- or force them to carry out their duties.

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I wish a ....ahem... I mean I wish somebody would refuse to fill my Seasonale! I don't use it for BC (women familiar with Seasonale would understand) and I would literally choke the life out of pharmacist that even looked like their lips were parting to say "No".