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December 21, 2005
Group sues to stop Illinois EC rule
The American Center for Law and Justice, founded by evangelist Pat Robertson, has filed a lawsuit to stop Illinois from requiring pharmacists to fill prescriptions for emergency contraception.
Grrr.
The rule, imposed by Governor Rod Blagojevich earlier this year, requires that pharmacies “must accept and fill prescriptions for contraceptives without delay.” Blagojevich also created a toll free number where women can report non-compliant pharmacies.
But the right-wing Christian organization is arguing that this violates pharmacists’ rights. (Women? Who are they?)
From the org’s website: Doctors, nurses and pharmacists should not be compelled to violate their conscience and participate in an abortion procedure.
Wow. I had no idea that women were looking for over-the-counter abortions! Please. (And don’t forget, a good number of these “conscience clause” pharmacists actually refused to fill prescriptions for birth control, not just emergency contraception.)
Posted by Jessica at December 21, 2005 3:40 PM
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Pat Robertson, get your sorry ass out of my state. This is not the bible belt. You will get a reality check here. I know my governor personally, and you will be humiliated to the extreme if you persist in this stupid contention.
That is my message to that fucking idiot! All the idiots that try to extend their bankrupt ideologies here.
Posted by: robert at December 24, 2005 4:31 AM