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In reply to the discussion: How do we address a pharmacist who's too religious to sell birth control? [View all]Novara
(6,115 posts)If you can't do both, then change one of them. It's that simple.
If you can't separate the two, then be prepared for the fallout - legal and otherwise.
I am sick to death of coddling bigots.
You can buy pork somewhere else. You can get a different taxi in most places. In some small towns there is only one pharmacy. Even in small towns, the only grocery isn't going to refuse to sell pork. The only taxi company isn't likely to tolerate a driver who refuses to pick up certain clients. It's not OK for a pharmacist - dispensing healthcare - to refuse. Not all women taking birth control take it for sex. Some take it for other health reasons. This is healthcare, not food or a ride.
But until we get a SCOTUS we can trust to do the right thing, we're stuck with religious bigots.