Should Pharmacists be Required to Fill Prescriptions for Emergency Contraception?

Pharmacists asked the Illinois Supreme Court Tuesday to overturn a rule forcing them to dispense emergency contraception over their religious convictions. Gov. Rod Blagojevich's three-year-old edict requires pharmacists to fill orders for the so-called "morning-after pill." Taken within days of having sex, the pill can interfere with conception, which some pharmacists argue is the equivalent of abortion. . . . When Blagojevich introduced the rule, he said pharmacists had an obligation to fill all prescriptions despite any personal qualms. Someone in need of emergency contraception should always be able to get it, "No delays. No hassles. No lectures," he said then.

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Missouri voters, like you, understand that votes matter and have already told us that you strongly support state funds for family planning (69%), that you believe pharmacies should dispense birth control without discrimination or delay (65%), that you believe sex education should be comprehensive (76%), and that the government should not step between a patient and her doctor (63%). Not what Governor Blunt wants to hear. But, together, we say "enough is enough to failed policies and failed politicians."