Pharmacology based on Phaith

Perhaps you've heard that the Commonwealth of Massachusets is working to increase access to the so-called 'morning after pill'.

Well, some pharmacists have decided that they are going to ignore medical science, the knowledge and training of doctors, and their own obligations under the law, and refuse to dispense the pill because they have 'moral and ethical problems' in dispensing the drug.

Funny, how they don't have a problem selling condoms, birth control pills, or even fertility drugs. I guess the hypocrisy only extends to abortions and things that are "against the laws of God and nature".

This is truly despicable and apalling, and I've just written my State Representative and asked him to draft a bill that would strip the license of any pharmacist that refused to dispense these drugs for that reason. It's truly a sad day that the pharmacists' industry has been hijacked by the Religious Right, and now they're planning on dispensing drugs and treatments based on faith, instead of science.

What's next? Insulin? Anti-Seizure medications?

If you truly want to be disgusted, you should check out the group that's behind this campaign, the Pharmacists for Life. It's nothing more than a front for the religious wingnuts that want to rule your life.




And in a related story, extra thanks are due the Bush administration for deputizing the entire CVS chain into the Drug Enforcement Agency. Better stock up on Sudafed now, because you'll have a hard time picking it up for those fall allergies!