Discipline of Pharmacists Spark Complaint

[Judi Lynn]

Discipline of Pharmacists Spark Complaint

Thursday December 8, 2005 5:46 AM


By JIM SUHR
Associated Press Writer

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Walgreen Co. engaged in religious discrimination by ``effectively firing'' three Illinois pharmacists who refused to fill prescriptions for emergency contraception, a public-interest group alleged Wednesday.

The American Center for Law and Justice, founded by evangelist Pat Robertson, said it had filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The group said the pharmacists were put on unpaid leave Nov. 28 because the drug store chain said they violated a state rule mandating that such prescriptions be filled.
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Bruce said the three pharmacists have declined to accept the chain's offer to find them work in Missouri, which has no such rule.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-5465354,00.html

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