Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Wal-Mart pharmacist refuses to dispense morning-after pill
Maybe he’s just a big fan of terminating a pregnancy via abortion and doesn’t want to support the oh so powerful birth control industry. Perhaps he is just an idiot and he has no business being a pharmacist. I’m guessing the truth lies somewhere in between.
Brent Beams, the pharmacist, told The Dispatch that he denied the couple’s request for the contraceptive pills because “I do not believe in ending life, and life begins at conception.”
It doesn’t matter what he believes. The woman who asked for the medication has a legal right to the morning-after pill. She has a right to practice birth control. The pharmacist does not have the right to withhold medication from the woman. The pharmacist needs to do his job or he needs to not be a pharmacist anymore.
Maybe he needs to be “promoted” out of the pharmacy and into the Tire and Lube center. Then again, maybe he doesn’t believe in tires needing tread. He might refuse to replace worn out tires for “ethical” reasons.
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