a womens legitimate prescription for birth control, based on his or her personal beliefs?
I think it is an outrage, just wondering what others feel about it.
2007-01-10 05:52:00 · 17 answers · asked by ? 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
I also think it's an outrage, and I no longer shop at Wal-Mart, Target, or any other buisness that hires pharmacists who have refused to fill women's prescriptions.
You should do the same!
2007-01-11 09:00:24 · answer #1 · answered by Emily O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been a Pharmacist for 18 years, and worked in Pharmacy for 22.
I have never seen, nor even heard of, a Pharmacist refuse to fill a birth-control.....or Plan B. There have been rare, but heavliy publicized instances of Pharmacists refusing to fill Plan B. These instances then are extrapolated to include oral contraception. This is one of those urban legends that never seems to die.
A similar myth is insurance companies that "refuse to pay for birth control but pay for Viagra". It never happened! Ever!
Pharmacists are free to use their personal judgement to refuse to fill all sorts of prescriptions. Be outraged if you choose. But doctors cannot be compelled to treat a patient. They may already have enough patients, or don't take my insurance, or like the way I look. It doesn't matter. They don't need a reason. It's their right. Where's your outrage?
2007-01-10 09:33:27 · answer #2 · answered by jloertscher 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've never heard of that but I think it's horrible!
I think a job is a job. If you were a devote Catholic then you wouldn't work at Hooters, right? It's not because you are against all of the job (waiting tables) but just a part of it. Therefore if you are a devote Catholic and are against birth control THEN you shouldn't work as a pharmacist where you have to fill prescriptions for it.
I don't know if that makes sense but that's how I feel.
2007-01-10 06:07:45 · answer #3 · answered by .vato. 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think if you are unwilling to fully complete the requirements of your job, you should find another profession.
A pharmacist should not be judging or reacting to the prescriptions they get, they should be filling them. Should a Christian Scientist be allowed to become a pharmacist and refuse to fill any presciptions at all? (my understanding of the belief system is they don't believe in any medical interventions of any kind for any reason.)
2007-01-10 06:14:32 · answer #4 · answered by tabithap 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think its ridiculous. Imagine running up to a police officer to get help and he says "Sorry, my religion doesn't recognize women as worthy people, come back with your husband and then I will help" If you can't do your job because of some sort of personal agenda against people who believe differently than you, then you need to work somewhere where your bias will not threaten the health of others. Its discrimination on the part of the pharmacist. he is withholding medication from someone based on his personal judgment of that person. Because you do not meet his standards, you do not get your medication? That's a dangerous thing to allow. I don't agree with Viagra, but I have no legal right to deny someone else the use of it, which is how it should be.
2007-01-10 06:02:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
What? I've never heard of such a thing. If it's true, I think it's an outrage. Is this the position of the pharmacist or the pharmacy? If the pharmacist is doing this against his company's policies then I would report him. If the pharmacy supports this, then go somewhere else.
2007-01-10 05:58:47 · answer #6 · answered by Get Real 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This has happened in a country town in Australia a few years ago.
They need to work in a different industry. For all they know a woman may not actually be requiring it for birth-control. Maybe they need it to control the severity of pain, the duration or the rate of flow or even control acne....not everyone is on the pill because they try to prevent getting pregnant.
It amazes me just how narrow-minded these so-called well-educated people can be.
2007-01-10 15:19:53 · answer #7 · answered by morphed 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree it doesn't seem fair, but if it goes against their beliefs then they do have the right to refuse. Some doctors believe in euthanasia and some don't. I personally don't agree with it. Doctors also have the right to refuse to say, operate on someone if they think the risks outweigh the benefits. Pharmacists have the right to do it. As a nurse, I don't believe in blood transfusions because of all the disease and possible side effects from it and I would not morally be able to administer it. It's my right.
2007-01-10 06:02:51 · answer #8 · answered by Mom of Three 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
It's their job to fill your prescription. Their personal beliefs should not affect their professional performance. It should get them fired!
2007-01-10 05:58:33 · answer #9 · answered by HIDY 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've hadf this happen before where I live in Evansville, IN. I got PO'd and stole some stuff on my way out the door for wasting my gas on driving out there
2007-01-10 09:31:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋