Can a Pharmacist Refuse To Dispense Birth Control?

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wabrams:
Prove it then.
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You prove otherwise…you are the one that has issues with it not me;)
 
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Karin:
Once again…YOU DO HAVE AN OPTION…see if you can follow…
If Pharmacists A refuses to sell or fill a prescription (for whatever BC, Steroids, CHEMO) you go to Pharmacists B and he or she may fill it …if not you go to Pharmacists C… so on so forth.
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I don’t think anyone licensed by the state has the right to not fill someone’s BC prescription b/c he/she is making an assumption about why the person is taking it or thinks they know better than the doctor.
 
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wabrams:
Prove it then.
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There is NO LAW that states what a Pharmacy is required to stock on its shelves (in regards to drugs).
Unless you prove otherwise!😃
 
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Karin:
You prove otherwise…you are the one that has issues with it not me;)
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i think not, you were one of the ones who said a pharmacist can refuse the prescription in one of the earlier posts. and on top of that, you’re saying I’m wrong, but with no proof.
 
So what, now if we work in a regulated industry we are no longer afforded the right of free conscience?

Use another licenced provider!

CARose
 
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wabrams:
I don’t think anyone licensed by the state has the right to not fill someone’s BC prescription b/c he/she is making an assumption about why the person is taking it or thinks they know better than the doctor.
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They do not have to fill it if they do not carry BC in their stock…nothing says they have to order it either for you!😃
 
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Karin:
There is NO LAW that states what a Pharmacy is required to stock on its shelves (in regards to drugs).
Unless you prove otherwise!😃
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But CVS, Walgreens, Wal-Mart, Target, K-Mart, etc. stock BC pills. I’m pretty sure a majority of mom and pops stock it. I could care less if the pharmacy doesn’t stock it. I’m talking about the ones that do but the pharmacist on duty refuses to fill the prescription.
 
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wabrams:
i think not, you were one of the ones who said a pharmacist can refuse the prescription in one of the earlier posts. and on top of that, you’re saying I’m wrong, but with no proof.
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ONCE AGAIN…

"There is NO LAW that states what a Pharmacy is required to stock on its shelves (in regards to drugs).
Unless you prove otherwise!😃 "
 
I still believe that the individual being asked to dispense the pills should be afforded the right to refuse.

CARose
 
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CARose:
So what, now if we work in a regulated industry we are no longer afforded the right of free conscience?

Use another licenced provider!

CARose
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It’s not a matter of a right to a free conscience. We’re not talking about an abortion in a clinic, we’re not even talking about the morning after pill. Both of those only have one purpose: to terminate life. BC has multiple purposes.
 
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wabrams:
But CVS, Walgreens, Wal-Mart, Target, K-Mart, etc. stock BC pills. I’m pretty sure a majority of mom and pops stock it. I could care less if the pharmacy doesn’t stock it. I’m talking about the ones that do but the pharmacist on duty refuses to fill the prescription.
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Actually the mom and pop pharmacy in our town does not carry them…so if people want BC they go to the CVS or Walgreens.
THat is their choice…the Pharmacy Assistant can fill it then…here in NJ the Pharmacy Assitant can fill the prescriptions 😃
 
There are states that are moving to (or have already moved to) make it illegal for a pharmacist to refuse to fill such a prescription. But this does not make it right.

CARose
 
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Karin:
ONCE AGAIN…

"There is NO LAW that states what a Pharmacy is required to stock on its shelves (in regards to drugs).
**Unless you prove otherwise!😃 "
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I misread the original post way back. In my haste of reading that post, I thought you said there was no law re: filling the prescription. My mistake.
 
Actually, I think the entire thing does come down to a right of conscience.

There are those who firmly believe that the risk that it will result in the death of a child, even if that is not the intention, is grave enough to refuse all requests. These individuals should be allowed to follow their consciences.

CARose
 
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CARose:
Actually, I think the entire thing does come down to a right of conscience.

There are those who firmly believe that the risk that it will result in the death of a child, even if that is not the intention, is grave enough to refuse all requests. These individuals should be allowed to follow their consciences.

CARose
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But the Church has said that it is ok to use BC if for medicinal purposes.
 
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wabrams:
I misread the original post way back. In my haste of reading that post, I thought you said there was no law re: filling the prescription. My mistake.
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"***Walgreens allows pharmacists to refuse to fill prescriptions *but prohibits them from discussing the reasons for refusal and requires pharmacists to notify a manager who is supposed to make arrangements for the prescription to be filled elsewhere, according to the Journal Sentinel."http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=24313&nfid=mnf

I guess Walgreens says they do not have to fill the prescription😃
 
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wabrams:
But the Church has said that it is ok to use BC if for medicinal purposes.
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I’m not familiar with this teaching. Can you provide a reference?

CARose
 
Karin said:
"***Walgreens allows pharmacists to refuse to fill prescriptions ***but prohibits them from discussing the reasons for refusal and requires pharmacists to notify a manager who is supposed to make arrangements for the prescription to be filled elsewhere, according to the Journal Sentinel."Medical and health information

I guess Walgreens says they do not have to fill the prescription😃
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But what about the rest of them that I mentioned?
 
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wabrams:
But what about the rest of them that I mentioned?
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I dont know …why dont you GOOGLE them and find out or call the local branch and ask? Why am I doing your research??
 
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wabrams:
that’s a cop-out when it also has other medicinal uses, regardless if there are other treatments.
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I don’t see anything wrong with avoiding an activity that has a known high risk of being immorral even if you don’t know for sure.

If a pharmacist gives out contaceptives to many people over a period of time he/she can be almost 100% sure that they have been used for illicit purposes.

I doubt they’re used for licit purposes more than 1% of the cases anyway, if that.

So what Rose is saying seems reasonable.
 
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