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This pharmacist is in a situation where he is not only the pharmacist, but the owner of the company. This gives him the ability to make the business policy. Most chain pharmacies sell contraceptives, and a pharmacist who cannot live with the corporate policy in a chain like that does not belong working there. It is not up to the corporation to accommodate his beliefs, it's up to him to find a place of employment that will leave him with a clear conscience.
I would take the halal analogy and turn it around. Should all butchers be required to sell halal meats? After all, it would create severe emotional distress for an observant person who could not obtain the type of meat that they need. Just as it might create severe emotional distress for a woman who can't obtain her prescription in that pharmacy. When does the individual need outweigh the right of the owner of a private business?
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