<Inmates truly are running America’s asylums.
Health-insurance companies once approved reimbursements for physician-ordered erectile-dysfunction tablets, but refused to pay for contraceptives and voluntary sterilizations because they were “elective.”
Now some state-licensed pharmacist in Illinois and elsewhere are refusing to dispense prescribed birth-control medications and devices—citing moral and religious grounds.
Who elected them mini-popes, as vigilante guardians combating heathens who seek protection against unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases?
Those pill-sorters earn big bucks as college-educated, board-certified professionals who share responsibilities for America’s health care.
Four states actually have passed and 12 other states are considering laws allowing pharmacists with moral objections to refuse to fill contraceptive prescriptions.
Dubya’s faith-based initiatives have run amok. (1 MAY 2005)
