Pharmacy conscious clauses

Where does the madness end? An opinion slamming the movement where pharmacists can refuse to fill prescriptions to which they have moral or ethical objections:

Writing a conscience clause into the law could open up a Pandora’s box of risky possibilities. A Christian Scientist might refuse to fill certain medicines in the belief that only God is the ultimate healer. A vegetarian could refuse to fill a prescription for a drug tested on animals. In Dallas, Texas, a pharmacist refused to dispense Ritalin for a child with Attention Deficit Disorder. It could turn awfully meddlesome.

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