Am I going to have to ring up the plan B pill?

[SueKrum]

someone who works in a pharmacy recently told me that the plan B pill is about to be sold over the counter, no prescription required. they said that customers will be able to buy it as if it were advil

I work in a grocery store that has a pharmacy and a large selection of medacations (if you can call most of that poison medicen).

what should I do when that dreadful plan B comes accross my scanner? I don’t even want to touch a container, let alone give it to someone! I realize that I am under no church law forbiding me to ring this stuff up. but what if a pregnant woman came into a gun shop and said, “I need a gun so I can shoot myself in the stomach”? really, there is no difference!

what can I do? is there a patition out there somewhere that I can send to my store to try and get them not to sell this poison?

I’ve thought of keeping a couple of pro life tracts in my apron and trying to slip them into the box or something. HELP! I don’t want to sell this garbage! it’s bad enough selling condoms.

 

[Allen537]

I can see how this is a rather difficult situation for you. I think that the best thing you can do is take comfort in the fact that you did not order those pills for the store to sell. You have an obligation as an employee to ring up what ever it is that a customer gives to you. You are not selling the pill to the person, you are only collecting the money for the store. This is a horrible situation people like yourself are being put in to. Short of quitting your job or asking the powers that be to reconsider selling the drug, or congress getting its act together, you will most likely have deal with this. Keep praying that the lawmakers in our country will realize the error of their ways.

 

[BillP]

what should I do when that dreadful plan B comes accross my scanner? I don’t even want to touch a container, let alone give it to someone! I realize that I am under no church law forbiding me to ring this stuff up.

Its quite simple really. If you do not wish to perform the duties required by your job, find another one.

Good luck.

 

[carol_marie]

Gosh Sue, that is really a difficult position - it would bother me too.

I suppose though that short of finding a different job, the best thing to do would be to PRAY PRAY PRAY for the customer every single time your forced to sell that. Pray for her - that she might change her mind… and if she doesn’t pray that she will realize what she’s done, repent and find healing in Christ.

It’s a sad world we live in…

 

[I_A]

Talk to your manager about it. You might be able to convince him to not put it on the shelves, or perhaps ensure that you would not have to ring it up or something.