By Jeff Johnson, OneNewsNow
The Washington Board of Pharmacy passed a regulation in 2005 requiring pharmacists to stock and dispense Plan B, commonly referred to as the “morning-after” pill. But Erik Stanley, senior counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund, says the regulation is morally and constitutionally wrong. He argues that the regulation trumps a pharmacist’s right to conscientiously object what he or she believes is the taking of a human life.
“The right to conscientiously object to the taking of human life is deeply rooted in our nation’s history and laws — and the ‘morning-after’ pill…can unnaturally and deliberately kill innocent human life,” Stanley contends.
The attorney argued against the regulations last week before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He believes those who authored the rules were targeting religious believers who oppose abortion.
“…[G]overnment should not force pro-life pharmacists or any other healthcare providers to violate their religious beliefs simply to appease someone’s political agenda — and that’s exactly what’s happening in this case,” he continues. “What we were able to argue is that no one should be forced to choose between keeping their job and keeping their faith. [W]e believe that the court accepted those arguments very well,” says Stanley.
He says requiring pro-life pharmacists to dispense an abortion-causing drug is no less unconstitutional than requiring a Jewish delicatessen owner to sell pork.
(Source: OneNewsNow.com)
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