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Cryogaijin · 03-26-2007, 05:40 AM

Do you feel a pharmacist should be compelled to dispense medications he/she morally objects to? For example, the Morning After pill?

If No, should the pharmacist be compelled to direct the person somewhere they can get the medication?

Please keep in mind that this is a generalized question, not specifically about the morning after pill.

This is something that has been discussed at length on another BBS I post on. A far more liberal board than here, and I tend to take a drubbing for my views on that board. I am curious if things are different here.

jdavionic · 03-26-2007, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Cryogaijin

4. No, and they should not have to provide any information to the person. The government has no right to compell people to do things they find immoral.

This one gets my vote. I don't think the government has a role here. If the pharmacy refuses to stock it, sell it, or support it, then people have the right to take their business elsewhere. People also have the right to make their opinion known about the pharmacy's policy. And if the people are too stupid to figure out where they can get it elsewhere, then that's there problem...not the government's.

Although, I could see a strong argument being made that if a person is too stupid to figure out where to purchase it that the government should assign someone to pin the individual down, put a pipe down her throat, and force a morning after pill to be taken. After all, we really don't want that person to breed more stupid people...do we?

rockerz71 · 03-26-2007, 05:54 AM

if an individual pharmacist refuses to sell a drug that his company makes available then he should probably be fired, but if we are talking about the government "compelling" him, then absolutely not. I voted for the last option

Cryogaijin · 03-26-2007, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by rockerz71

if an individual pharmacist refuses to sell a drug that his company makes available then he should probably be fired, but if we are talking about the government "compelling" him, then absolutely not. I voted for the last option

Knew I was forgetting a poll option.

ichy_trigger · 03-26-2007, 07:07 AM

I dont think the Gov. should make them but I think the pharmacist should set his morality aside for the sake of their job. It should not up to a pharmacy to decide if you should be taking a particular medication.

**Pugs** · 03-26-2007, 07:20 AM

Can a doctor who honestly believes that Whites are the master race and morally objects to treating colored people be compelled to give aid to a minority in an emergency room when there are other emergency rooms and doctors available?

jdavionic · 03-26-2007, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Pugs

Can a doctor who honestly believes that Whites are the master race and morally objects to treating colored people be compelled to give aid to a minority in an emergency room when there are other emergency rooms and doctors available?

Strange post. Simply because the government is not "forcing" someone to do something that they consider immoral doesn't mean that the person is not responsible for their actions.

rockerz71 · 03-26-2007, 07:34 AM

doctors also take an oath that requires them to give the treatment.

Mark S. · 03-26-2007, 07:50 AM

If you worked in a supermarket that sold alcohol and you were morally opposed to drinking alcohol, how long do you think you would last if you refused to sell it? Same for tobacco.

NMCB3 · 03-26-2007, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark S.

If you worked in a supermarket that sold alcohol and you were morally opposed to drinking alcohol, how long do you think you would last if you refused to sell it? Same for tobacco.

In that case your free to find a new job. Most doctors don`t perform abortions because they consider it immoral. Using the morning after pill as an example it is no different. I voted #4, the the government has no right compelling anyone to do something they consider immoral. When a person takes a job, and contracts with their employer, those details can be worked out then. If the perspective employee does not find the terms favorable, he is free to look for another job.

View Poll Results: Should a pharmacist be compelled to dispense medicines he or she finds immoral?
Yes, The pharmacist knew the requirements of the job when he/she took it.	73	57.94%
Yes, but only if they are the only possible outlet for the medicine.	2	1.59%
No, but they should be compelled to provide information where to get the medicine	10	7.94%
No, the government has no right to compell someone to do something they consider immoral.	41	32.54%
Voters: 126. You may not vote on this poll

03-26-2007, 05:40 AM	#1
Cryogaijin XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 277	Do you feel that a pharmacist should be compelled to dispense. . . Do you feel a pharmacist should be compelled to dispense medications he/she morally objects to? For example, the Morning After pill? If No, should the pharmacist be compelled to direct the person somewhere they can get the medication? Please keep in mind that this is a generalized question, not specifically about the morning after pill. This is something that has been discussed at length on another BBS I post on. A far more liberal board than here, and I tend to take a drubbing for my views on that board. I am curious if things are different here. Last edited by Cryogaijin; 03-26-2007 at 05:46 AM.

03-26-2007, 05:54 AM	#3
rockerz71 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Norcross, GA Posts: 3,385	if an individual pharmacist refuses to sell a drug that his company makes available then he should probably be fired, but if we are talking about the government "compelling" him, then absolutely not. I voted for the last option __________________ Luke GeorgiaCarry.org Member

03-26-2007, 07:07 AM	#5
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,526	I dont think the Gov. should make them but I think the pharmacist should set his morality aside for the sake of their job. It should not up to a pharmacy to decide if you should be taking a particular medication. __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

03-26-2007, 07:34 AM	#8
rockerz71 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Norcross, GA Posts: 3,385	doctors also take an oath that requires them to give the treatment. __________________ Luke GeorgiaCarry.org Member

03-26-2007, 07:20 AM	#6
Pugs XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 767	Can a doctor who honestly believes that Whites are the master race and morally objects to treating colored people be compelled to give aid to a minority in an emergency room when there are other emergency rooms and doctors available?

03-26-2007, 07:50 AM	#9
Mark S. XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 733	If you worked in a supermarket that sold alcohol and you were morally opposed to drinking alcohol, how long do you think you would last if you refused to sell it? Same for tobacco.

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