This is my first diary, so I would ask - right off the bat - that everyone forgive any formating or contextual issues. I have sat and watched (read) Kos for the last year or so, sucking at the teat of rationality like many others. And, like many others, I have perhaps viewed this as a spectator sport...posting a few comments here and there, and launching diatribes at my wife and family regarding many of the critical issues touched upon here. But something showed up in the mail a few days ago that got me thinking.It was from an organization called POPULATION CONNECTION, and the focus of the mailout was to request help for a "Petition Regarding Access to Birth Control."
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An outtake:
Julee Lacey, a 32-year-old mother of two, went to her local CVS in North Richland Hills [ed. Texas] to refill her birth control pill prescription. Citing "personal beliefs," the pharmacist refused to provide her pills. Later, he told Lacey's husband that he would not fill the prescription because oral contraceptives are "not right." There were a number of similar stories, ranging from Wisconsin and West Virginia, to New York and Washington.
The reason for my post - would building a national (online) registry of Pharmacies/Pharmacists who refuse to provide prescriptions for women's healthcare be a good idea? I would be willing to host it, though my skills at database design would require assistance. I would appreciate any feedback on this issue. If you think such a registry would be a good idea, what would you call it? Also - can anyone think of any legal issues naming stores (location and store name - i.e., CVS, 1234 Main Street, Anytown, USA) or Pharmacists (John Smith) who refuse service? Thoughts, friends, on naming the places/refusal pharmacists with "moral objections"?