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Old 05-29-2008, 05:33   #1047
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Originally Posted by mdb23 View Post
"defense of faith" laws that actually prohibit employers (CVS, Target, Wal Mart, Walgreens, you name it) from taking any action against pharmacists who refuse to dispense prescriptions for the birth control pill, plan B, etc.
Mississippi, Arkansas, and South Dakota are three such states, and the last time I checked at least 10 other states had such legislation pending.
That's interesting, in regards to the defense of faith issue & pending legislation back in certain States.

I did a bit of quick research just now and found out that the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, which as fas as I can tell Governs pharmacists, etc. has a snippet in its code of ethics that states that if supplying the morning-after pill is contrary to a pharmacist's personal, religious or moral beliefs they are within their rights not to supply it.

I just feel like this type of stuff has no place in the workplace - beliefs like that are obviously hindering the successful functioning of the job role.
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