On the latest issue of Pharmacists with a Conscience

[weaktwos]

What's all this bull I'm hearing about a growing number of "pro-life" pharmacists not dispensing birth control due to their beliefs?

Yet another indication that religion is spinning out of control in this country.

If you want to become a public defense lawyer, and yet you despise the notion of defending someone who might be guilty, you best not become a defense attorney.

If you want to become a plumber, but you hate being knee deep in disgusting refuse, you best not become a plumber.

If you are a fast food employee, but you hate making fast food, you shouldn't be in that job.

Plain and simple. The job you do will invariably come into conflict with your personal beliefs in some fashion. And if you find that objectionable, you need to find employment elsewhere.

A pharmacist's job is not to place judgment on the drugs being dispensed. The doctor takes care of that. You fill the order, and you dispense it.

I don't understand why this has to be so complicated, except you've got people who went into the wrong job.

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[weaktwos.livejournal.com]

No, in all cases, it does not encompass the whole job. There's more to the fast food industry than cooking it. There's more to plumbing than always being knee-deep in sludge. And sure, if all a certain Pharmacy does is dole out diabetes meds, that's fine. But for someone like a Pharmacist, whose job it is to dispense medication no matter what is, it is wrong. The process is: you go to your doctor. Your doctor approves a prescription, the Pharmacy fills it out. In some cases, a person may be given birth control for hormonal regulation. It's none of that Pharmacist's business, however, why a person has a prescription they do, they just fill it.