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Thursday, February 16, 2006
Conscientious objectors
Forty years ago, conscientious objectors fled to Canada. A few more laws like these and the conscientious objectors in pharmacies will be forcing everyone else to head north to fill prescriptions. Apparently, quite a few are doing that already.
State senator Betsy Wergin (R-Princeton) and state representative Tom Emmer (R-Delano) have introduced legislation that would make it legal for Minnesota pharmacists to refuse to fill prescriptions on moral grounds. While the proposed law does not specify any particular drug, it's obviously aimed at emergency contraception, the so-called morning after pill.
The issue has become increasingly contentious in recent years. In Illinois, according to an article in the Chicago Tribune last month, five Walgreen's pharmacists have been suspended for refusing to fill such prescriptions. Wal-Mart is being sued in Massachusetts for failing to stock the pills.
In an unrelated post, AMERICAblog is reporting that Wal-Mart must carry emergency contraception in Massachusetts.
Sounds like the morally superior pharmacists's job just got better.
If you're Wal-Mart, and your business model invovles driving all competing pharmacies out of business, you have an obligation to meet the needs of the entire community once you are the only drug shop in town. It's not just a business obligation, but a moral obligation to meet the medical needs of the community you serve.
