Friday, November 2nd, 2007
No Choice for Pharmacists?
In an opinion piece in the UW Daily, Chris Heide presents the argument that Pharmacists should have no choice in dispensing birth control drugs:
In July 2007, several Washington pharmacists “filed a federal lawsuit over a regulation requiring them to sell emergency contraception, saying it violates their civil rights by forcing them into choosing between ‘their livelihoods and their deeply held religious and moral beliefs,’” according to the AP.
A pharmacist’s responsibility to his or her customer must trump his or her personal values.
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Few people would appreciate a dose of morally superior advice from a pharmacist when they go to pick up a prescription. A person’s autonomy over his or her own body is sacrosanct. It must be protected from interference by both church and state.

