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26 Nov 2004 09:27:37 AM |
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Druggists refuse to give out birth-control pills |
Druggists refuse to give out pill
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20041109/pl_usatoday/d
ruggistsrefusetogiveoutpill
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http://tinyurl.com/5deh9
By Charisse Jones, USA TODAY
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For a year, Julee Lacey stopped in a CVS pharmacy near her home in a
Fort Worth suburb to get refills of her birth-control pills. Then one
day last March, the pharmacist refused to fill Lacey's prescription
because she did not believe in birth control.
"I was shocked," says Lacey, 33, who was not able to get her
prescription until the next day and missed taking one of her pills.
"Their job is not to regulate what people take or do. It's just to fill
the prescription that was ordered by my physician."
Some pharmacists, however, disagree and refuse on moral grounds to fill
prescriptions for contraceptives. And states from Rhode Island to
Washington have proposed laws that would protect such decisions.
Mississippi enacted a sweeping statute that went into effect in July
that allows health care providers, including pharmacists, to not
participate in procedures that go against their conscience. South
Dakota and Arkansas already had laws that protect a pharmacist's right
to refuse to dispense medicines. Ten other states considered similar
bills this year...
...."We have always understood that the battles about abortion were just
the tip of a larger ideological iceberg, and that it's really birth
control that they're after also," says Gloria Feldt, president of
Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
"The explosion in the number of legislative initiatives and the number
of individuals who are just saying, 'We're not going to fill that
prescription for you because we don't believe in it' is astonishing,"
she said.
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If an employee in a book store refuses to sell the Bible because he's
morally opposed to religion do you think the government will back him
on it?
Sean C
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26 Nov 2004 03:16:56 PM |
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"Sean C" <redhawk@/burnspammersalive/hvc.rr.com> wrote in message
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<snip to>
***
If an employee in a book store refuses to sell the Bible because he's
morally opposed to religion do you think the government will back him
on it?
I don't think that's quite the same thing. For one thing, it would be the
choice of the book store OWNER, and he could solve it by simply not having
any bibles to sell in the first place.
I believe that the drug store owners are protected under the same principle;
they can't be forced to purchase stuff they don't agree with...and if they
don't buy it, they can't sell it.
I don't know about the other uses birth control pills have, though. My
daughter had to take them when she was fourteen because she had severe
ovarian cysts. Makes you wonder what the position is on that?
Or if it's any of their business in the first place?
hmmnnn.
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| User: "Sean C" |
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26 Nov 2004 08:19:33 PM |
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In article <c3Npd.85$1z5.18@trnddc06>, DianaC
<dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote:
"Sean C" <redhawk@/burnspammersalive/hvc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:261120041027376380%redhawk@/burnspammersalive/hvc.rr.com...
<snip to>
***
If an employee in a book store refuses to sell the Bible because he's
morally opposed to religion do you think the government will back him
on it?
I don't think that's quite the same thing. For one thing, it would be the
choice of the book store OWNER, and he could solve it by simply not having
any bibles to sell in the first place.
Exactly, but in this case we are talking about the government
protecting *employees* of drug stores that *do* sell contraceptives,
morning-after pills, etc, but who do not personally feel comfortable
dispensing the pills.
If it's okay for them, then surely it should be okay for a book store
employee to refuse to sell the Bible on moral grounds.
I believe that the drug store owners are protected under the same principle;
they can't be forced to purchase stuff they don't agree with...and if they
don't buy it, they can't sell it.
The article doesn't concern drug store *owners* but *employees* of
stores where these products are sold. The various laws protect them
from being fired by the owners for refusing to fill scripts for these
pills. Drug store owners have always been free to refuse to carry what
they want.
I don't know about the other uses birth control pills have, though. My
daughter had to take them when she was fourteen because she had severe
ovarian cysts. Makes you wonder what the position is on that?
Or if it's any of their business in the first place?
hmmnnn.
It's none of their business, period. If they are uncomfortable doing
the job, they should seek employment at a place that doesn't sell
contraceptives.
Sean C
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| User: "DianaC" |
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26 Nov 2004 09:34:17 PM |
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"Sean C" <redhawk@/burnspammersalive/hvc.rr.com> wrote in message
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In article <c3Npd.85$1z5.18@trnddc06>, DianaC
<dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote:
"Sean C" <redhawk@/burnspammersalive/hvc.rr.com> wrote in message
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<snip to>
***
If an employee in a book store refuses to sell the Bible because he's
morally opposed to religion do you think the government will back him
on it?
I don't think that's quite the same thing. For one thing, it would be the
choice of the book store OWNER, and he could solve it by simply not
having
any bibles to sell in the first place.
Exactly, but in this case we are talking about the government
protecting *employees* of drug stores that *do* sell contraceptives,
morning-after pills, etc, but who do not personally feel comfortable
dispensing the pills.
If it's okay for them, then surely it should be okay for a book store
employee to refuse to sell the Bible on moral grounds.
Yes...and it would be just as legal (and advisable) for the owner to fire
them. Sounds like a very good question to ask at the first interview,
actually.
I believe that the drug store owners are protected under the same
principle;
they can't be forced to purchase stuff they don't agree with...and if
they
don't buy it, they can't sell it.
The article doesn't concern drug store *owners* but *employees* of
stores where these products are sold.
I didn't read that. Just a sec..Nope, You didn't specifically say
'employee'. you said 'pharmacist', who is, generally, the boss. However, you
have the original article, so I'll take your word for it.
The various laws protect them
from being fired by the owners for refusing to fill scripts for these
pills. Drug store owners have always been free to refuse to carry what
they want.
I think that's going to be a problem.
I don't know about the other uses birth control pills have, though. My
daughter had to take them when she was fourteen because she had severe
ovarian cysts. Makes you wonder what the position is on that?
Or if it's any of their business in the first place?
hmmnnn.
It's none of their business, period. If they are uncomfortable doing
the job, they should seek employment at a place that doesn't sell
contraceptives.
Well, I completely agree.
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| User: "Sean C" |
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27 Nov 2004 12:07:54 AM |
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In article <ZASpd.1179$lv6.320@trnddc03>, DianaC
<dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote:
"Sean C" <redhawk@/burnspammersalive/hvc.rr.com> wrote in message
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Exactly, but in this case we are talking about the government
protecting *employees* of drug stores that *do* sell contraceptives,
morning-after pills, etc, but who do not personally feel comfortable
dispensing the pills.
If it's okay for them, then surely it should be okay for a book store
employee to refuse to sell the Bible on moral grounds.
Yes...and it would be just as legal (and advisable) for the owner to fire
them. Sounds like a very good question to ask at the first interview,
actually.
You're missing the point, Diana. It would *not* be just as legal,
because many state governments have created laws to protect pharmacy
employees who refuse to fill scripts for contraceptives from being
fired despite the fact their employers carry the pills.
The article doesn't concern drug store *owners* but *employees* of
stores where these products are sold.
I didn't read that. Just a sec..Nope, You didn't specifically say
'employee'. you said 'pharmacist', who is, generally, the boss. However, you
have the original article, so I'll take your word for it.
I didn't say anything of the sort, but posted excerpts from the
article. The article discusses state laws protecting pharmacists from
*being fired* for failure to dispense contraceptives. Obviously, owners
are not going to fire themselves. We are talking about pharmacists who
work for others, like CVS.
The various laws protect them
from being fired by the owners for refusing to fill scripts for these
pills. Drug store owners have always been free to refuse to carry what
they want.
I think that's going to be a problem.
It *is* a problem for women who get screwed and miss days on the pill
because of it.
It's none of their business, period. If they are uncomfortable doing
the job, they should seek employment at a place that doesn't sell
contraceptives.
Well, I completely agree.
Sean C
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| User: "DianaC" |
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27 Nov 2004 09:38:19 AM |
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"Sean C" <redhawk@/burnspammersalive/hvc.rr.com> wrote in message
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In article <ZASpd.1179$lv6.320@trnddc03>, DianaC
<dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> wrote:
"Sean C" <redhawk@/burnspammersalive/hvc.rr.com> wrote in message
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Exactly, but in this case we are talking about the government
protecting *employees* of drug stores that *do* sell contraceptives,
morning-after pills, etc, but who do not personally feel comfortable
dispensing the pills.
If it's okay for them, then surely it should be okay for a book store
employee to refuse to sell the Bible on moral grounds.
Yes...and it would be just as legal (and advisable) for the owner to fire
them. Sounds like a very good question to ask at the first interview,
actually.
You're missing the point, Diana. It would *not* be just as legal,
because many state governments have created laws to protect pharmacy
employees who refuse to fill scripts for contraceptives from being
fired despite the fact their employers carry the pills.
The article doesn't concern drug store *owners* but *employees* of
stores where these products are sold.
I didn't read that. Just a sec..Nope, You didn't specifically say
'employee'. you said 'pharmacist', who is, generally, the boss. However,
you
have the original article, so I'll take your word for it.
I didn't say anything of the sort, but posted excerpts from the
article. The article discusses state laws protecting pharmacists from
*being fired* for failure to dispense contraceptives. Obviously, owners
are not going to fire themselves. We are talking about pharmacists who
work for others, like CVS.
Thank you for clearing that up. I had misunderstood, and thought that these
laws applied to owners, not to protect employees from being fired.
The various laws protect them
from being fired by the owners for refusing to fill scripts for these
pills. Drug store owners have always been free to refuse to carry what
they want.
I think that's going to be a problem.
It *is* a problem for women who get screwed and miss days on the pill
because of it.
No argument from me on that. However colorful your terminology is, you have
a point. On the other hand, the women can find another drug store; if you
are correct (and I have no reason to think you aren't) then the real problem
is going to be for the OWNERS of the drug stores, who have lost some major
rights in regard to their employees.
It's none of their business, period. If they are uncomfortable doing
the job, they should seek employment at a place that doesn't sell
contraceptives.
Well, I completely agree.
Sean C
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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26 Nov 2004 11:35:30 PM |
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On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 03:34:17 GMT, "DianaC"
<dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> said in alt.atheism:
The article doesn't concern drug store *owners* but *employees* of
stores where these products are sold.
I didn't read that. Just a sec..Nope, You didn't specifically say
'employee'. you said 'pharmacist', who is, generally, the boss.
'Pharmacist at a CVS drug store', who is decidedly NOT the owner.
('Boss' is a vague term.)
The various laws protect them
from being fired by the owners for refusing to fill scripts for these
pills. Drug store owners have always been free to refuse to carry what
they want.
I think that's going to be a problem.
Why? Even my suppliers can't dictate what I sell, so how can anyone
else?
--
"Christians, it is needless to say, utterly detest each other. They slander each
other constantly with the vilest forms of abuse and cannot come to any sort of
agreement in their teachings. Each sect brands its own, fills the head of its own
with deceitful nonsense, and makes perfect little pigs of those it wins over to its
side."
- Celsus On the True Doctrine, translated by R. Joseph Hoffman, Oxford University Press, 1987
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rukbat at verizon dot net
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| User: "DianaC" |
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27 Nov 2004 09:34:38 AM |
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"Al Klein" <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in message
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On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 03:34:17 GMT, "DianaC"
<dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> said in alt.atheism:
The article doesn't concern drug store *owners* but *employees* of
stores where these products are sold.
I didn't read that. Just a sec..Nope, You didn't specifically say
'employee'. you said 'pharmacist', who is, generally, the boss.
'Pharmacist at a CVS drug store', who is decidedly NOT the owner.
('Boss' is a vague term.)
Well, I have to admit that I'm on the way left coast. I have no clue whether
a CVS drug store is a big chain or not.
The various laws protect them
from being fired by the owners for refusing to fill scripts for these
pills. Drug store owners have always been free to refuse to carry what
they want.
I think that's going to be a problem.
Why? Even my suppliers can't dictate what I sell, so how can anyone
else?
That's why it's going to be a problem; for the consumer. It isn't often that
I'm actually GRATEFUL to be a member of an HMO, but this is one of them.
Kaiser isn't going to have this problem. ;-)
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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27 Nov 2004 10:49:20 PM |
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On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 15:34:38 GMT, "DianaC"
<dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> said in alt.atheism:
"Al Klein" <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in message
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On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 03:34:17 GMT, "DianaC"
<dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> said in alt.atheism:
The article doesn't concern drug store *owners* but *employees* of
stores where these products are sold.
I didn't read that. Just a sec..Nope, You didn't specifically say
'employee'. you said 'pharmacist', who is, generally, the boss.
'Pharmacist at a CVS drug store', who is decidedly NOT the owner.
('Boss' is a vague term.)
Well, I have to admit that I'm on the way left coast. I have no clue whether
a CVS drug store is a big chain or not.
Probably the second largest in the country. (Or is it 3rd, behind
Eckerds? I think I remember hearing that Walgreens was the largest.)
The various laws protect them
from being fired by the owners for refusing to fill scripts for these
pills. Drug store owners have always been free to refuse to carry what
they want.
I think that's going to be a problem.
Why? Even my suppliers can't dictate what I sell, so how can anyone
else?
That's why it's going to be a problem; for the consumer. It isn't often that
I'm actually GRATEFUL to be a member of an HMO, but this is one of them.
Kaiser isn't going to have this problem. ;-)
It's the consumer's choice - go to the cheapest retailer or go to one
with scruples. They're not always the same place.
--
"Christians, it is needless to say, utterly detest each other. They slander each
other constantly with the vilest forms of abuse and cannot come to any sort of
agreement in their teachings. Each sect brands its own, fills the head of its own
with deceitful nonsense, and makes perfect little pigs of those it wins over to its
side."
- Celsus On the True Doctrine, translated by R. Joseph Hoffman, Oxford University Press, 1987
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rukbat at verizon dot net
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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26 Nov 2004 11:33:04 PM |
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On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 21:16:56 GMT, "DianaC"
<dianaiad@vernoyoudontizon.net> said in alt.atheism:
"Sean C" <redhawk@/burnspammersalive/hvc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:261120041027376380%redhawk@/burnspammersalive/hvc.rr.com...
<snip to>
If an employee in a book store refuses to sell the Bible because he's
morally opposed to religion do you think the government will back him
on it?
I don't think that's quite the same thing. For one thing, it would be the
choice of the book store OWNER, and he could solve it by simply not having
any bibles to sell in the first place.
Then it should be the drug store OWNER'S choice, and he could choose
to not have any birth control pills to sell in the first place.
I believe that the drug store owners are protected under the same principle;
they can't be forced to purchase stuff they don't agree with...and if they
don't buy it, they can't sell it.
The pharmacist, however, isn't the owner (CVS is a very large
corporation), and doesn't decide what meds to carry.
I don't know about the other uses birth control pills have, though. My
daughter had to take them when she was fourteen because she had severe
ovarian cysts. Makes you wonder what the position is on that?
Or if it's any of their business in the first place?
The only business of the pharmacist, other than to dispense meds for
money, is to assure that the prescribed med isn't contraindicated -
medically. If a pharmacist doesn't want to dispense meds, he or she
should take up another line of work.
--
"Christians, it is needless to say, utterly detest each other. They slander each
other constantly with the vilest forms of abuse and cannot come to any sort of
agreement in their teachings. Each sect brands its own, fills the head of its own
with deceitful nonsense, and makes perfect little pigs of those it wins over to its
side."
- Celsus On the True Doctrine, translated by R. Joseph Hoffman, Oxford University Press, 1987
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rukbat at verizon dot net
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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26 Nov 2004 11:30:01 PM |
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On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 10:27:37 -0500, Sean C
<redhawk@/burnspammersalive/hvc.rr.com> said in alt.atheism:
South Dakota and Arkansas already had laws that protect a pharmacist's right
to refuse to dispense medicines.
How about laws that protect a programmer's right to not write
programs? Or a bus driver's right to not drive a bus?
If an employee in a book store refuses to sell the Bible because he's
morally opposed to religion do you think the government will back him
on it?
Yes, just as soon as they pass that law allowing the little pigs to
take the big bad wolf as a dependent.
--
"Christians, it is needless to say, utterly detest each other. They slander each
other constantly with the vilest forms of abuse and cannot come to any sort of
agreement in their teachings. Each sect brands its own, fills the head of its own
with deceitful nonsense, and makes perfect little pigs of those it wins over to its
side."
- Celsus On the True Doctrine, translated by R. Joseph Hoffman, Oxford University Press, 1987
(random sig, produced by SigChanger)
rukbat at verizon dot net
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27 Nov 2004 12:42:42 AM |
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In article <434gq0dq1lkk9p36m0lljir23gtcg0lp5s@4ax.com>, Al Klein
<rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 10:27:37 -0500, Sean C
<redhawk@/burnspammersalive/hvc.rr.com> said in alt.atheism:
South Dakota and Arkansas already had laws that protect a pharmacist's right
to refuse to dispense medicines.
How about laws that protect a programmer's right to not write
programs? Or a bus driver's right to not drive a bus?
Just so long as he doesn't want to drive on the Sabbath, he will likely
get his way.
If an employee in a book store refuses to sell the Bible because he's
morally opposed to religion do you think the government will back him
on it?
Yes, just as soon as they pass that law allowing the little pigs to
take the big bad wolf as a dependent.
I thought the law was going to limit the damages the litigious piggies
could receive from the wolf for blowing their house down.
Sean C
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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27 Nov 2004 10:47:10 PM |
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On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 01:42:42 -0500, Sean C
<redhawk@/burnspammersalive/hvc.rr.com> said in alt.atheism:
In article <434gq0dq1lkk9p36m0lljir23gtcg0lp5s@4ax.com>, Al Klein
<rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 10:27:37 -0500, Sean C
<redhawk@/burnspammersalive/hvc.rr.com> said in alt.atheism:
If an employee in a book store refuses to sell the Bible because he's
morally opposed to religion do you think the government will back him
on it?
Yes, just as soon as they pass that law allowing the little pigs to
take the big bad wolf as a dependent.
I thought the law was going to limit the damages the litigious piggies
could receive from the wolf for blowing their house down.
Only if the wolf is a Christian contributor to the RNC.
--
"Christians, it is needless to say, utterly detest each other. They slander each
other constantly with the vilest forms of abuse and cannot come to any sort of
agreement in their teachings. Each sect brands its own, fills the head of its own
with deceitful nonsense, and makes perfect little pigs of those it wins over to its
side."
- Celsus On the True Doctrine, translated by R. Joseph Hoffman, Oxford University Press, 1987
(random sig, produced by SigChanger)
rukbat at verizon dot net
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26 Nov 2004 11:48:35 PM |
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On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 05:30:01 GMT, Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 10:27:37 -0500, Sean C
<redhawk@/burnspammersalive/hvc.rr.com> said in alt.atheism:
South Dakota and Arkansas already had laws that protect a pharmacist's right
to refuse to dispense medicines.
How about laws that protect a programmer's right to not write
programs?
Or perhaps to write programs, but refuse on principled grounds to remove infinite loops
(Mr. Story would probably understand this scruple) or fix non-returning subroutines.
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/Apostate
atheist #1931 I've found it!
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EAC Supernumerary Deputy Director, Department of Redundancy Department
plonked by Lani_girl, first post; Billions Served!
I doubt, therefore I might be.
For e-mail, hold that tiger!
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27 Nov 2004 10:46:17 PM |
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On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 00:48:35 -0500, Apostate
<Apostate.invalid@yeehaw.org> said in alt.atheism:
On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 05:30:01 GMT, Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 10:27:37 -0500, Sean C
<redhawk@/burnspammersalive/hvc.rr.com> said in alt.atheism:
South Dakota and Arkansas already had laws that protect a pharmacist's right
to refuse to dispense medicines.
How about laws that protect a programmer's right to not write
programs?
Or perhaps to write programs, but refuse on principled grounds to remove infinite loops
(Mr. Story would probably understand this scruple) or fix non-returning subroutines.
Or, even worse:
Gosub A
A:
Gosub B
Return
B:
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Return
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"Christians, it is needless to say, utterly detest each other. They slander each
other constantly with the vilest forms of abuse and cannot come to any sort of
agreement in their teachings. Each sect brands its own, fills the head of its own
with deceitful nonsense, and makes perfect little pigs of those it wins over to its
side."
- Celsus On the True Doctrine, translated by R. Joseph Hoffman, Oxford University Press, 1987
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rukbat at verizon dot net
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28 Nov 2004 02:22:53 AM |
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On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 10:27:37 -0500, Sean C
<redhawk@/burnspammersalive/hvc.rr.com> wrote:
Druggists refuse to give out pill
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20041109/pl_usatoday/d
ruggistsrefusetogiveoutpill
or
http://tinyurl.com/5deh9
By Charisse Jones, USA TODAY
<excerpt:>
For a year, Julee Lacey stopped in a CVS pharmacy near her home in a
Fort Worth suburb to get refills of her birth-control pills. Then one
day last March, the pharmacist refused to fill Lacey's prescription
because she did not believe in birth control.
"I was shocked," says Lacey, 33, who was not able to get her
prescription until the next day and missed taking one of her pills.
"Their job is not to regulate what people take or do. It's just to fill
the prescription that was ordered by my physician."
Some pharmacists, however, disagree and refuse on moral grounds to fill
prescriptions for contraceptives. And states from Rhode Island to
Washington have proposed laws that would protect such decisions.
Mississippi enacted a sweeping statute that went into effect in July
that allows health care providers, including pharmacists, to not
participate in procedures that go against their conscience. South
Dakota and Arkansas already had laws that protect a pharmacist's right
to refuse to dispense medicines. Ten other states considered similar
bills this year...
..."We have always understood that the battles about abortion were just
the tip of a larger ideological iceberg, and that it's really birth
control that they're after also," says Gloria Feldt, president of
Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
"The explosion in the number of legislative initiatives and the number
of individuals who are just saying, 'We're not going to fill that
prescription for you because we don't believe in it' is astonishing,"
she said.
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If an employee in a book store refuses to sell the Bible because he's
morally opposed to religion do you think the government will back him
on it?
Sean C
Pharmacists should be able to sell or not sell whatever they choose.
In a franchise or chain situation, the corporation (CVS), should have
the final say. Whoever owns the business has the right to sell what
they like.
Having said that, if I owned the pharmacy I'd fire that pharmacist
immediately.
-Godfrey
"Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth"
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
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