Pope's "morning after pill" speech criticised

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Politicians and pharmacists in Italy responded angrily on Tuesday to an appeal by Pope Benedict for pharmacists to refuse to dispense drugs such as the “morning after pill” if they object on moral grounds.

The Pope told an international conference on Monday that pharmacists should be guaranteed the right to conscientious objection in cases where medicines they distribute can block pregnancy, provoke abortion or assist euthanasia.

Health Minister Livia Turco said that while the Pope had the right to urge young people to be sexually responsible, he could not tell professionals such as pharmacists what to do.
 
Yes, how DARE that old man tell people what their moral duty is. Who does he think he is, anyways - the POPE?

Oh yeah…
 
Like most things that are inheirently evil, the logic is flawed and backwards. According to the post, the Pope said professionals should be allowed to not do something that they object to. If they should be allowed, who is telling them they are not allowed?
 
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Politicians and pharmacists in Italy responded angrily on Tuesday to an appeal by Pope Benedict for pharmacists to refuse to dispense drugs such as the “morning after pill” if they object on moral grounds.
The Pope told an international conference on Monday that pharmacists should be guaranteed the right to conscientious objection in cases where medicines they distribute can block pregnancy, provoke abortion or assist euthanasia.
Health Minister Livia Turco said that while the Pope had the right to urge young people to be sexually responsible, he could not tell professionals such as pharmacists what to do.

I’m glad the pope is refusing to let himself be bullied by liberal politicians. 👍 Jesus’ message wasn’t about making everyone feel good. It was about proclaiming the gospel.
Here’s a newsflash for Minister Turco, either Jesus gave the Church the authority to bind and loose or he didn’t.
 
Pope Benedict is 100% correct. If you (i.e. the liberal press, politicians, etc) do not like his opinion, maybe you should change your opinion to match his.
 
WanderAimlessly said:
Pope Benedict is 100% correct. If you (i.e. the liberal press, politicians, etc) do not like his opinion, maybe you should change your opinion to match his.
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If Catholics don’t like it they can join the wishy-washy Episcopalian Church.
 
Did anyone send a copy of his remarks to the Connecticut Bishops?
 
Personally, I wish our Holy Father, would reiterate that to our governor of Illinois, who arbitrarily and dictatorially decided that pharmacists are not allowed to have a conscience clause. 😦
 
Sometimes, on some issues, when the response it so screamy, you know that the statement was right on target.

Nice shot, Holy Father 👍

Blessings,

Gerry
 
Who is the random minister to tell the Pope what to say and what not to say? 😉

We could be going on like this for ages.

The pope can say anything he wishes to if he feels he needs to bring a message out there and let these “professionals” know about moral objectiveness.

The pope’s main aim is not to win popularity contests.
 
👍 Good for him. It is beyond me how even people who oppose the Church cannot realize the stupidity of allowing a government to force its people to act a certain way in a business place.

Helllllo, where are all the “rights” people as this happens in America? The ACLU should be storming the gates, lol.
 
originally posted by ArAnMike
If they should be allowed, who is telling them they are not allowed?
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There were a number of cases in Wisconsin, Texas and NH where pharmacists were fired or negatively brought up in news articles because they sent customers to other pharmacies. Many pharmacies only have one pharmacist on duty at one time so his/her only option is to refer the customer to another store if he/she doesn’t want to handle it. This is a major problem for pro-life pharmacists.

In 2005 the governor of Illinois made it mandatory to prescribe. Here is a recent article on what is happening.
In April 2005, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich ordered state pharmacists to dispense the abortifacient drug Plan B, regardless of conscientious objections. Refusal would bring legal consequences. Seven pro-life pharmacists sued the governor, saying his edict infringed their constitutional and statutory rights. Some, fired by Wal-Mart and Walgreens for refusing to dispense Plan B, sued their former employers.
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worldontheweb.com/2007/10/22/pharmacists-sue-over-plan-b/

I am glad the Pope is backing pro-life pharmacists and letting the church know where he stands.
 
edwest2 said:
And a court has ruled that pharmacists do have a right to follow their conscience:lifesite.net/ldn/2007/oct/07101701.html
God bless,Ed
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Just to reiterate from the thread about this article, that characterization is misleading. Rather than issuing a decision on the merits of the case which would set precedent for its jurisdiction, the court merely approved a state agreement which allows customers to get their prescriptions at the pharmacy by involving the phone or fax communication with an outside pharmacist, who I suppose then becomes the dispenser of record. Basically smoke and mirrors which does nothing to limit distribution of these pills, but gives pharmacists a way to technically wash their hands of the matter, even though in effect nothing has changed.
 
hasikelee said:
It is beyond me how even people who oppose the Church cannot realize the stupidity of allowing a government to force its people to act a certain way in a business place.
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You are kidding, right? Every government has uncounted regulations that force its people to act certain ways in business places. Ask anybody who has ever run a small business about complying with state, local and federal governmental regulations that include everything from food handling, and hand washing to the posting of laws and regulations overtime pay, work hours, and on and on and on. Sometimes I wonder if there is anything they have overlooked and failed to regulate!
 
This line on the decision struck me.

from the worldontheweb article…
Their attorney, Francis Manion of the American Center for Law and Justice, said such a settlement would still require pro-life pharmacy owners, techs, and store manager to dispense Plan B.
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