Read the following article (click on the link) and answer the questions listed below.
“Pharmacists’ rights at front of new debate: Because of beliefs, some refuse to fill birth control
prescriptions” The Washington Post (DC)
“Pharmacists’ Rights” Questions
Directions: Answer the following questions in 3-7 sentences on a separate typed page.
1a. Why do some pharmacists object to filling birth control or morning-after pill prescriptions?
1b. What civil liberty do you think best supports their position?
2. How have different states begun to approach this issue? Discuss some of the proposed laws.
3. Which organizations are supporting the pharmacists right to refuse such prescriptions? Why?
4. What position does the American Pharmacist Association take on the issue?
5. How have pharmacy chains been dealing with the issue?
6a. What are some of the reasons women’s rights groups object to such policies?
6b. What civil liberty do you think best supports their position?
7. What do you think should be done about this issue?
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