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I'd like to thank

blndbmbshltr for helping to raise my bloodpressure this morning by pointing out this little news tidbit:
Did you know pharmacists can deny you prescribed medications based on the pharmacist's religious beliefs? Two states already have this law in effect--Arkansas and South Dakota. Ten states are considering similar legislation--Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin. Story Here

Personally, I feel that if they're going to let pharmacists restrict certain drugs based on individual ethics, then they should also let pharmacists distribute certain drugs based on individual ethics. "Good morning, Mr. Goldstein, how's that wacky weed helping the old glaucoma? Good! Good. Glad to hear it. Another dime bag for you and the missus, then?"

The squirrels are quite rowdy today. They're racing around fast enough to make the ceiling tiles shake. Sounds like they're having a great time up there. Probably because they don't have to deal with bullshit religious right wackos taking over their fucking country.

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I think it would make a difference if it is a private pharmacy or the pharmacy of a public hospital. I don't have a problem with a private pharmacy deciding what to stock. In C/U there are two hosptials - one is Catholic hospital and the other is not. There are procedures you can get done at one and not the other, there are likely perscirptions you can get at one and not the other.

That would make sense -- but there would need to be a provision that says "only in towns where a publicly accessible facility provides the needed services and medications."

Problem is, most hospitals are privately held.

Chris

I would be okay with rulings such as "To qualify for being a federal perscirtpion fund provider you must provide these medications..." or for an insurance comany to make those requirments to do business with a pharmacy

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