Can the CC be abused by pharmacists as an “out” for refusing work or medically bona fide prescriptions?
A. While any law or regulation can be abused by a small minority, experience thus far shows that pharmacists who invoke the CC do so for sincerely held convictions and after much thought and negotiations with their superiors. Some have actually worked out inventive mechanisms for not violating their beliefs while attending to clients’ genuine medical needs. In fact, the bill now pending in WI has a clause whereby the pharmacist must inform his employer in advance in writing of any objections and that employers are protected from liability in honoring such objections.
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