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Texas Pharmacist Refuses Pill for Rape Victim

She should have gone to CVS...
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Bah.
 
"What this pharmacist did was truly outrageous. It forces the woman to relive the assault," said Allen
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Give me a freakin' break. Is that the only pharmacy in 1000 miles? The idiot took a moral stand, and got fired for it. The victim was still able to get the treatment. When the pharmacist said "I'm not going to fulfill this prescription," how does that force the woman to relive the assault?

*sigh*
 
Originally posted by: Ameesh
Originally posted by: prvteye2003
The rape victim was able to have her prescription filled at another pharmacy in the area
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So, what's the problem?
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:roll; you are an ass
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i don't see how it forces her to relive the assault either.

the problem is that that's simply not the venue to express morals on.

I don't understand how people get involved in these fields where they have moral issues. There's someone in the bioengineering department here who gets their panties all up in a bunch whenever someone from another lab is talking about gene therapy.
 
Originally posted by: Jzero
"What this pharmacist did was truly outrageous. It forces the woman to relive the assault," said Allen
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Give me a freakin' break. Is that the only pharmacy in 1000 miles? The idiot took a moral stand, and got fired for it. The victim was still able to get the treatment. When the pharmacist said "I'm not going to fulfill this prescription," how does that force the woman to relive the assault?

*sigh*
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Yeah it's dumb to say she has to relive it because of this. I hope she was not stupid enough to fail to realize that there are other pharmacies. Obviously the pharmacist should be fired though.

 
Originally posted by: prvteye2003
The rape victim was able to have her prescription filled at another pharmacy in the area
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So, what's the problem?
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The problem is that she shouldn't have to. What if all local pharmacists took that stand? Then they'll be denying her the legal right to purchase the pill. If the pharmacist has problems with fulfilling any prescription based on morals, then he shouldn't have been a pharmacist.
 
that's so retarded. would the same pharmacist refuse to give out a birth control pill? it's the same f*ing thing you tard.
 
Originally posted by: Jzero
"What this pharmacist did was truly outrageous. It forces the woman to relive the assault," said Allen
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Give me a freakin' break. Is that the only pharmacy in 1000 miles? The idiot took a moral stand, and got fired for it. The victim was still able to get the treatment. When the pharmacist said "I'm not going to fulfill this prescription," how does that force the woman to relive the assault?

*sigh*
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Yeah, she didn't "relive the assault," but can you image how frightening it would be for a rape victim to believe that she won't be able to get the treatment she was prescribed? Denying the prescription is just adding insult to injury.
 
people should not let their moral stand effect their job, especially if said job is health related. I mean, should a doctor have the right to refuse treatment on somebody that he didn't agree with morally?
 
Originally posted by: amoeba
people should not let their moral stand effect their job, especially if said job is health related. I mean, should a doctor have the right to refuse treatment on somebody that he didn't agree with morally?
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If he's in private practice? Yes. If he's under contract with someone else? No.
 
I don't know about that companies rules/policies, but in the hospital I work @, you have an obligation to notify a supervisor & make them aware you have a moral issue with a component of your job. IE giving blood to a patient, unplugging life support machines, etc...

@ the least, he should have found her another pharmacist & promptly.

There are a lot of fundamentalists down here, they don't like other people's rules.
 
Originally posted by: Jzero
"What this pharmacist did was truly outrageous. It forces the woman to relive the assault," said Allen
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Give me a freakin' break. Is that the only pharmacy in 1000 miles? The idiot took a moral stand, and got fired for it. The victim was still able to get the treatment. When the pharmacist said "I'm not going to fulfill this prescription," how does that force the woman to relive the assault?

*sigh*
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Where does it say he was fired? 😕
 
Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
Does the morning after pill even abort? I thought it prevented conception.
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Prevents. If taken within 24-72 hours, it causes a chemical and hormonal riot in the woman's body that delays ovulation, prevents fertilization, or inhibits implantation by altering the endometrium. You'll feel like crap for a little while after, but it beats pregnancy. 75-89% effectiveness. Does nothing with pre-existing pregnancy.

She should really sue his ass off. She'd win it, too.
 
Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
Does the morning after pill even abort? I thought it prevented conception.
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You're exactly correct, however it's stunning how many people have that misconception, beacuse it is taken after intercourse. The thing is, it takes around 48-72 hours for conception to occur, which is the window for taking emergency contraception.

Now, it's also possible that this person is against contraception in general, but I can't see why they would last a day as a pharmacist, then. 😕

Eidt: Dang, beat to it.
 
Originally posted by: ghostman
Originally posted by: prvteye2003
The rape victim was able to have her prescription filled at another pharmacy in the area
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So, what's the problem?
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The problem is that she shouldn't have to. What if all local pharmacists took that stand? Then they'll be denying her the legal right to purchase the pill. If the pharmacist has problems with fulfilling any prescription based on morals, then he shouldn't have been a pharmacist.
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She was legally allowed to buy the pill, true. However, that doesnt mean a store has to sell you anything, they can turn away business for (practically) any reason. Just like I'm 21, I can legally buy alcohol, but if a store decided they didnt want to sell alcohol, I cannot make them carry some...

 
Well one thing is certain: We know we are getting 100% of both sides of the story, because the media never distorts anything.
 
Originally posted by: ClueLis
Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
Does the morning after pill even abort? I thought it prevented conception.
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You're exactly correct, however it's stunning how many people have that misconception, beacuse it is taken after intercourse. The thing is, it takes around 48-72 hours for conception to occur, which is the window for taking emergency contraception.

Now, it's also possible that this person is against contraception in general, but I can't see why they would last a day as a pharmacist, then. 😕

Eidt: Dang, beat to it.
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Yes, its a common misconception against the morning after pill. Honestly, if you have a problem against contraception, you should have a problem against condoms too. If anti-morning after pill people get their way on this issue, next you'll see them preaching for a law on abstinence.
 
Originally posted by: Amused
Originally posted by: amoeba
people should not let their moral stand effect their job, especially if said job is health related. I mean, should a doctor have the right to refuse treatment on somebody that he didn't agree with morally?
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If he's in private practice? Yes. If he's under contract with someone else? No.
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Doctors take an oath, they are not supposed to refuse treatment to a person in need. This pharmacist is an idiot.
 
Originally posted by: Mookow
Originally posted by: ghostman
Originally posted by: prvteye2003
The rape victim was able to have her prescription filled at another pharmacy in the area
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So, what's the problem?
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The problem is that she shouldn't have to. What if all local pharmacists took that stand? Then they'll be denying her the legal right to purchase the pill. If the pharmacist has problems with fulfilling any prescription based on morals, then he shouldn't have been a pharmacist.
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She was legally allowed to buy the pill, true. However, that doesnt mean a store has to sell you anything, they can turn away business for (practically) any reason. Just like I'm 21, I can legally buy alcohol, but if a store decided they didnt want to sell alcohol, I cannot make them carry some...
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The store doesn't want to sell you alcohol because they don't carry them, but if they do carry alcohol and decide not to sell it to you (assuming you're of legal age, sober, etc) then there's a problem.

I am sure there are required license for you to open up a pharmacy so you're playing by the license issuer's rule, not your own.
 
Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
Does the morning after pill even abort? I thought it prevented conception.
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It prevents the fertilized egg from implanting into the uterus.
 
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