Do pharmacists have a legal right not to perform services that violate their beliefs?
Morning-after Pill Deal Reached by Judy Peres Pharmacists, state accept rule change A Solomon-like settlement reached in a lawsuit over access to morning after pills would allow pharmacists with moral objections to opt out without preventing women from getting their prescriptions filled. Under the settlement, filed Friday without fanfare in the U.S. District Court in Springfield, Illinois pharmacies must fill prescriptions for Plan B and other emergency contraceptive pills without delay, as Gov. Rod Blagojevich decreed in 2005. But individual pharmacists who believe dispensing the pills would violate their religious beliefs dont have to get involved. Instead, the customer can receive the medication from the pharmacy owner or another employee after an off-site pharmacist approves the prescription by phone or fax. Plan Ba high dose of regular birth-control pillscan prevent pregnancy if taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex. Most doctors consider it a contraceptive, unlike RU-486, whic
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