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Locobot · 07-02-2005, 02:51 AM

While there is a necessary place for morals in the application of science esp. re: human beings, there is no place for religious dogma in a health system, especially one as already fucked as the United States'. That is what we're actually talking about here, the application of religious beliefs to the health and well-being of individuals.

With all due exceptions, note: endocrinologists, doctors simply do not have the pharmaceutical knowledge to dispense drugs without proper oversight. A pharmacist's knowledge of potential drug complications is vastly superior to what the average doctor receives in med. school. Mistakes are caught by pharmacists on a regular basis...deal.

I agree that pharmacists allowing their personal beliefs intrude on the treatment of patients is a major problem that needs to be dealt with, but this solution is just more gasoline on the fire. Pharmacists are in such high demand that employers are unlikely to fire them for something such as this, despite that it is an obvious dereliction.

The only solution I see is to criminalize the refusal of treatment on the basis of moral reasons alone. If a state allows someone a license to dispense drugs and they refuse to fufill the requirements of their position, for instance by refusing contraception on the basis of their own personal religious beliefs then they should have their license taken away, at the the very least. But no, instead we see our elected "leaders" passing "conscious" laws across the country to protect this exact behavior.

I know that as soon as a "conscious" law is passed in my state I plan to 1) join the local christian scientologist church 2)enroll in a pharmacy program. I'll never have to work again and it will be illegal to fire me! Of course while I'm in school I can work at Wendy's and refuse to fill orders for SUV-driving fatasses on the basis of basic moral values. Watch how quick the cops get called in such cases, won't they be surprised when the po-po comes to my defense under grandest irresponsibility of all, the conscious law!

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07-02-2005, 02:51 AM	#47 (permalink)
Locobot is awesome!	While there is a necessary place for morals in the application of science esp. re: human beings, there is no place for religious dogma in a health system, especially one as already fucked as the United States'. That is what we're actually talking about here, the application of religious beliefs to the health and well-being of individuals. With all due exceptions, note: endocrinologists, doctors simply do not have the pharmaceutical knowledge to dispense drugs without proper oversight. A pharmacist's knowledge of potential drug complications is vastly superior to what the average doctor receives in med. school. Mistakes are caught by pharmacists on a regular basis...deal. I agree that pharmacists allowing their personal beliefs intrude on the treatment of patients is a major problem that needs to be dealt with, but this solution is just more gasoline on the fire. Pharmacists are in such high demand that employers are unlikely to fire them for something such as this, despite that it is an obvious dereliction. The only solution I see is to criminalize the refusal of treatment on the basis of moral reasons alone. If a state allows someone a license to dispense drugs and they refuse to fufill the requirements of their position, for instance by refusing contraception on the basis of their own personal religious beliefs then they should have their license taken away, at the the very least. But no, instead we see our elected "leaders" passing "conscious" laws across the country to protect this exact behavior. I know that as soon as a "conscious" law is passed in my state I plan to 1) join the local christian scientologist church 2)enroll in a pharmacy program. I'll never have to work again and it will be illegal to fire me! Of course while I'm in school I can work at Wendy's and refuse to fill orders for SUV-driving fatasses on the basis of basic moral values. Watch how quick the cops get called in such cases, won't they be surprised when the po-po comes to my defense under grandest irresponsibility of all, the conscious law! [edit spellins'] Last edited by Locobot; 07-02-2005 at 03:03 AM..