A pro-life pharmacist says a bill introduced in both houses of Congress that would force pharmacists to dispense controversial medication, regardless of their conscience, would impact those who object to birth control and emergency contraception.
Pharmacists for Life International (PFLI) opposes the bill introduced by Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-New Jersey) and Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-New York). Spokesman and pharmacist Bo Kuhar believes pharmacists' constitutional rights would be violated.
"The Supreme Court has many times ruled both at the state and the federal level a person does not have to park their sincerely held beliefs ... their faith and their morals at the door when they come to work or go to school, or whatever it is that they're doing in their everyday life," Kuhar says.
But the proposed bill would require that. He says making the decision is not just based on the patient's and doctor's views and religious beliefs.
"Pharmacists are very intimately involved with patients on a ... day-to-day basis, and they are definitely one of the factors and part of the healthcare team, and not just a robot dispensing drugs blindly and not making judgments and decisions," the PFLI spokesman contends.
So Kuhar is encouraging people to contact their elected representatives to bring the legislation to a halt, making sure that pharmacists, like others, can continue to make decisions based on sincerely held religious and ethical beliefs.
Contact: Charlie Butts
Source: OneNewsNow
