Escalating lunacy [Terra Sigillata]

scienceblogs.com     Aug 5, 2008          

Posted on: August 4, 2008 9:47 PM, by Abel Pharmboy It's a lovely crescent moon this evening up here in the Northern Hemisphere so I can't blame the latest unbelievable and irrational happenings on a full moon (which would be unscientific, of course). Okay, maybe sunspots? First, the Bush administration was proposing draft legislation to grant medical professionals the right to withhold care, prescriptions, etc., based upon religious beliefs or other objections by reclassifying birth control pills and IUDs as "abortion." PalMD covered this among others, but reminded me of several of my old posts on my objections to pharmacists refusing to fill legitimate prescriptions for emergency contraception and such: Pharmacists, emergency contraception, and the responsibilities of a profession Pharmacist "conscientious objection": a... [read full story]                    


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