This weeks crown goes to Judge Bells of IL. He stood up this week for the law and would not allow an emergency restraining order that would allow pharmacists to continue to deny women WITH PRESCRIPTIONS for the "plan B" (morning after pill) the ability to get their PRESCRIPTION filled. The pharmacists claim that having to fill these prescriptions goes against their morals because they feel that it is a form of abortion and therefore they should not have to fill them. One particular pharmacist works at a Walgreen and did not want to fill the prescription. Now lets look past the fact that it is their JOB to fill prescriptions regardless of their moral believes, and if they don't like it they can change jobs. (I am a vegetarian, I would not apply for a job at a meat factory and then say I could not perform the task because killing an animal is against my morals.)
Lets go beyond that fact though into the Constitutionality of this absurd request. If a women makes the decision, for her health, lifestyle, or any other reason, that she wants to take a morning after pill, and she is able to get a prescription for this what right is it of the pharmacist to say that she cannot do it.
Last time I looked Congress was the only group that could make laws, and the judicial system was the only group who could determine the correctness of those laws. While the rest of us can discuss them, disagree with them, even protest them, we do not have the right to make up our own rules, such as not letting a women get a legal prescription. Secondly you are taking away the women's right to choose, a Constitutional right. So Judge Bells gets the crown for sticking up for the law and forcing these pharmacists to wait until the correct avenues have been used to stop the rights of women.
The Civil Liberties Dunce Hat goes to Congressman Shimkus. Shimkus came out this week and said that he would cosponsor legislation called the Pledge Protection Act. In a previous article I discussed this in detail so I will leave it here to say that this is extremely Un-Constitutional and I am ashamed that a man I used to respect is cosponsor this absolutely ridiculous piece of legislation.
2 comments:
The pharmacist are clearly violating the rights of the patient to obtain medical care as prescribed by their physician.
This has to be stopped.
If the individual can't see fit to do their duty, they should find another profession.
Those unwilling to make that choice should be liable under the law for both criminal and civil prosecution.
They are violating the civil rights of the patient.
JeromeProphet
I absolutaly agree. I wonder if a women were to get pregnant after being denied a plan B prescriptoin would she be able to sue the pharmacy. I personally think she should be able to sue their pants off.
American Patriot Legion
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