Posted by Moehick
So now a number of pharmacists across the country are refusing to fill Birth Control prescriptions becasue they don't believe it is right!!!!!![]()
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What freakin country do we live in!!!!????
Posted by DebsNY
Posted by Moehick
So now a number of pharmacists across the country are refusing to fill Birth Control prescriptions becasue they don't believe it is right!!!!!![]()
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What freakin country do we live in!!!!????
That's awful!
Isn't there something called 'Seperation of Church and State?'![]()
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ETA: can they be removed from their position for not doing their job?
I think this happened last year too.
There was definitely posts on this a while ago -I think it's BS - it's your job to fill prescriptions and not judge people for why they are taking them!!! If you don't like it, find another profession!
Posted by mrswask
There was definitely posts on this a while ago -I think it's BS - it's your job to fill prescriptions and not judge people for why they are taking them!!! If you don't like it, find another profession!
That's such BS! It isn't their jobs to decide which prescriptions to fill. Some people are on the pill for reasons other than birth control - will they fill it then? Will they stop filling prescriptions for AIDS patients b/c they think that people who get AIDS 'deserve it' (sadly, there are people who feel this way).
Posted by Jax430
That's such BS! It isn't their jobs to decide which prescriptions to fill. Some people are on the pill for reasons other than birth control - will they fill it then? Will they stop filling prescriptions for AIDS patients b/c they think that people who get AIDS 'deserve it' (sadly, there are people who feel this way).
Posted by DebsNY
Posted by Jax430
That's such BS! It isn't their jobs to decide which prescriptions to fill. Some people are on the pill for reasons other than birth control - will they fill it then? Will they stop filling prescriptions for AIDS patients b/c they think that people who get AIDS 'deserve it' (sadly, there are people who feel this way).
Ugh! I know I originally went on it for cramps (I was missing a day or two of classes once a month).
Know what other option I was given to help me? Vioxx. Yeah, that would have been a much better decision![]()
i went on it for ovarian cysts - I once had my period straight through from September through December - can you IMAGINE how anemic I was?!?!?
Posted by shorty the pumpkin
i went on it for ovarian cysts - I once had my period straight through from September through December - can you IMAGINE how anemic I was?!?!?
Posted by DebsNY
Posted by Moehick
That's awful!
Isn't there something called 'Seperation of Church and State?'![]()
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ETA: can they be removed from their position for not doing their job?
I'm not disagreeing with you, but a pharmacy is a private business and not the 'state' so they have a legal right o do whatever they want. I don't eat meat. If I own a gorcery store I have a legal right to not sell meat. I know that's oversimpplifying, but that's basically it. A pharmacy is like any other store and they have a right to carry or not carry whatever they want. If Waldbaums doens't have the brand of cereal that you like, you don't stage a protest, you shop at pathmark.
They don't have to give out birth control, and we don't have to shop there.
omg r u kidding? this is totally ridiculous....i wonder if now we have to buy it straight from the manufacturer??
Posted by marymoon
Posted by DebsNY
Posted by Moehick
That's awful!
Isn't there something called 'Seperation of Church and State?'![]()
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ETA: can they be removed from their position for not doing their job?
I'm not disagreeing with you, but a pharmacy is a private business and not the 'state' so they have a legal right o do whatever they want. I don't eat meat. If I own a gorcery store I have a legal right to not sell meat. I know that's oversimpplifying, but that's basically it. A pharmacy is like any other store and they have a right to carry or not carry whatever they want. If Waldbaums doens't have the brand of cereal that you like, you don't stage a protest, you shop at pathmark.
They don't have to give out birth control, and we don't have to shop there.
I see your point, but medication is a lot different then meat or cereal... And while this may not be an issue on Long Island, what about areas where there may only be one or two pharmacy's... I don't know, it just doesn't seem right to deny someone their medication because of your moral beliefs.
As I said, I went on BC because of cramping, and my other option was Vioxx. My step-father (a pharmacist) told me to go to BC because he felt it was much safer, and would benefit me more than the Vioxx.
I'll have to ask him what he knows about this new issue...
Posted by marymoon
It's not that new and issue. And even though for some people it IS important, it's not seen as a life saving drug. In most cases it's an elective drug, and unlike many other drugs it carries some moral baggage with it.
Also, there's always mail order for lifestyle drugs (my insurance company MAKES me order 90 days of allegra through the mail, for example), so it isn't like people really CAN'T get it if you want it.
I'm just saying that as much as we all have the right to get our BC, the pharmacist has the same right not to sell it.
Where was this reported? Just curious.
