Texas pharmacist refuses pill for rape victim

[Japher]

There is no specific right to employment, let alone to employment in any chosen profession. If one has an objection to part of a job requirement, the choice is simple - don't do the job, or do the job someplace else where the job requirements fit your views.

So, IOW:

don't sell chainsaws if your a tree hugger.

don't sell guns if your animal rights activist.

Basically, this guy is unable to perform his job and should probably go into research.

[Asher]

Oh Ben, shame on you...

[mrmitchell]

This pharmacist should be fired, banned from the profession, and then raped in prison and denied treatment for whatever troubles he has because that would be interfering with the Lord's Will.

[Zylka]

I don't like this thread

but I still like Ben

[Spiffor]

Ben:

I have now put you on ignore. You are an assh0le. Despite all your rethorics, you completely disregard the suffering of people, and you are now only another bigot.

Be gone from my screen!

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Arrian


You may not think so, but you are. At least in my eyes. This is the latest in a string of threads recently that has reduced my opinion of you to about a hair above my opinion of Bods (aka Park Avenue).

At least Fez was reactionary in an amusing way.

-Arrian

I'm thinking along similar lines, I guess in regards to Bennie.

I would like to think that Bennie is a much more decent person than other unamed Apolytoners, but with this thread, I'm more and more disappointed.

[Zylka]

I'd say that's close minded, religious hating bigotry there - spiff. Hope you have the proper "rethoric" to back such up

[mrmitchell]

Well, Ben's still more mature than the name-callers and "You suck so much that I'm dedicating 15 minutes of my life to write a post about you" people in this thread.

Guys, a mature "bigot" is still better than an immature person even if they're correct.

[GePap]

Originally posted by mrmitchell
Guys, a mature "bigot" is still better than an immature person even if they're correct.

Well, not really.

BUT- I do think some people are overreacting to Ben's views. Fine, i find them moronic myself in this case, but heck, he isn't advocating for anyone's death, only incorreclty thinking that this is in any way a case in which personal opinions have any bearing.

So lets tone down the 'outrage'. Just know Ben though, that is seems universally clear that people think you are wrong in this case.

[Ben Kenobi]

If you go that far, why not object to even working in a store which sells contraceptives? Even to married couples, if you're Catholic, as humanae vitae and subsequent statements by the church take the clear position that sex must be "open to the transmission of life" - so even barrier methods which do not allow post fertilization "issues" are technically prohibited (although a huge number of Catholics disregard that little detail of church doctrine)

Excellent point. I would object to a job requirement that requires a Catholic pharmacist to prescribe birth control, as well as the morning after pill. Surely, they could pass these onto another pharmacist who would be willing to do so, thus respecting the freedom of conscience of the pharmacist.

Sad though, that no one has addressed one of my points. How does the morning after pill treat rape? Does it make the woman feel better about herself? Why do we prescribe powerful drugs if they do not help the woman?

[mrmitchell]

doublepost

[Verto]

I live in Denton. But I don't work at Eckerd's.

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi

Sad though, that no one has addressed one of my points. How does the morning after pill treat rape? Does it make the woman feel better about herself? Why do we prescribe powerful drugs if they do not help the woman?

You can't understand because you are NOT a woman. There's a chance, because rape, if you're not sure, is placing your sexual organ in contact with another's, where penetration is involved.

Penetration = Chance of Birth

Do you want to have the baby of a man who raped you?

Further more, the morning after pill is a lot less harsh for a woman than an abortion, and if all the pharmacists had "moral issues" with giving the pill, THAT'S what she'd get.

Explained enuf 4 u?

[The Emperor Fabulous]

Oh, and Ben, unlike England, pharmacists don't perscribe anything. Only doctors can perscribe. They are legally (note: by the state) required to fill any and all perscriptions that a licensed doctor requested. If they do not perscribe, the FDA revokes their (the pharmacy's) license.

[Drogue]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
Is such a requirement constitutional, because it effectively bars Catholics in particular from working as pharmacists without a violation to their conscience.

It would also effectively ban them from working in abortion clinics, or brothels (where legal), or condom manufacturers, or family planning clinics, or anywhere else where they disagree with the work in practice.

If you can't do the job for moral reasons, then don't do it. Providing drugs that a doctor has prescribed is the job of a pharmacist. If he can't do it, find a new job.