A Jan. 6 news brief “Pharmacists ask for review of Plan B ruling” reported that two pharmacists in Olympia are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the law that the state can force pharmacists to dispense Plan B or emergency contraceptives. Their claim is that the requirement violates their religious beliefs and is tantamount to an abortion.
Another view is that there is no test known to determine pregnancy within 48 hours. The pharmacist is making a religious assumption not documented by medical fact. An individual should not be required to search for a pharmacy to fill a legal prescription of any kind when the pharmacy is open to the public.
A scenario of financial responsibility, support and education could rest solely on the pharmacists who refuse to fill a legal prescription to a woman who attempts to mitigate a possible pregnancy.
The pharmacist has imposed his religious beliefs on another person who does not share those views.
