Pharmacist ‘Conscience’ Bill Advances

Item: ‘Conscience’ bill for pharmacists clears committee: The measure sent to the House floor allows pharmacists to refuse certain prescriptions /AP

More Info: The so-called “conscience protections” are for pharmacists who have moral, ethical or religious objections to dispensing birth control pills and other medications. Idaho law already gives hospitals and doctors authority not to fill prescriptions. The bill passed the committee Wednesday on a voice vote. It stands a good chance of passage in the full House. Idaho Pharmacy Board Executive Director Mark Johnston told the House State Affairs Committee that pharmacists already can deny drugs because there is no state law requiring them to fill prescriptions.

Question: Do you support or oppose the “conscience protections” for pharmacists?