Re: OK, I shouldn't watch the news

I would think the two professions vastly different so that comparison, for
me, is like apples and oranges.

I see the pharmacist the way I do an MT.... someone who carries out the
wishes of a physician. So I guess my mind can't get wrapped around refusal
of patient care??

Thanks for making me think this morning! LOL!



"Judity" <Judity01@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> ((Yes, I suppose she WOULD have the choice of going elsewhere, Judity.
But
> I
> have to wonder....
>
> If we're SUPPOSEDLY granted privacy under HIPAA, wouldn't someone making a
> values-judgment call on our private medical treatment be in violation?))
>
> I started thinking further about this after I posted. A doctor can refuse
a
> patient's request for an abortion, which is also a legal procedure. I
would
> think he (or she) is acting on a personal belief in cases like this. Why
> shouldn't a pharmacist have the same right to refuse to issue birth
control
> if it goes against his belief, in this case probably his religion? Again,
> just my opinion.
>
> Judity
>
>


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