Comments on: Denied the morning after pill http://ethicallyspeaking.blogsome.com/2006/10/14/denied-the-morning-after-pill/ Closed. The boat sank. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:09:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Fumiko M http://ethicallyspeaking.blogsome.com/2006/10/14/denied-the-morning-after-pill/#comment-31 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:52:15 +0100 http://ethicallyspeaking.blogsome.com/2006/10/14/denied-the-morning-after-pill/#comment-31 The thing that I find troubling about these cases (dogmatic infliction of "morality" aside) is that I see it as a form of discrimination against women. You also get many cases whereby pharmacists refuse to sell birth control pills - there are many other reasons to use bc pills other than a form of contraception. The fact that they have such lack of knowledge is a clear evidence that they really might want to consider another career. On a separate note, I very much like your blog, keep it up! The thing that I find troubling about these cases (dogmatic infliction of “morality” aside) is that I see it as a form of discrimination against women. You also get many cases whereby pharmacists refuse to sell birth control pills - there are many other reasons to use bc pills other than a form of contraception. The fact that they have such lack of knowledge is a clear evidence that they really might want to consider another career.

On a separate note, I very much like your blog, keep it up!

]]> by: Claire http://ethicallyspeaking.blogsome.com/2006/10/14/denied-the-morning-after-pill/#comment-30 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:51:56 +0100 http://ethicallyspeaking.blogsome.com/2006/10/14/denied-the-morning-after-pill/#comment-30 I find this stunning and anger inducing. I am damned sure there are plenty of folks out there who dislike parts of their job but you take the rough with the smooth, that's life. If you find that your moral or religious ethics get in the way of you doing the job, don't do it. But then personal preferences should <b>not</b> enter the workplace. I'm gobsmacked that an organisation such as the RPS have this in their Code of Ethics. Any pharmacist could make a judgement about a human being and refuse them treatment: "I'm sorry, you are a criminal, you have transgressed my moral code so I refuse to give you <i>x</i> life saving drug". Shocking. I find this stunning and anger inducing. I am damned sure there are plenty of folks out there who dislike parts of their job but you take the rough with the smooth, that’s life. If you find that your moral or religious ethics get in the way of you doing the job, don’t do it. But then personal preferences should not enter the workplace.

I’m gobsmacked that an organisation such as the RPS have this in their Code of Ethics. Any pharmacist could make a judgement about a human being and refuse them treatment: “I’m sorry, you are a criminal, you have transgressed my moral code so I refuse to give you x life saving drug”.

Shocking.

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