[sinkspur]

All of a sudden a new director comes along and says 'All MD's at this clinic must now perform abortions any time a patient requests one.' Are they now just supposed to 'do their job and shut up' as you so caringly feel the pharmacists should?

Yes. When I receive a paycheck from an employer, I do what he tells me to do. If he tells me to do something immoral, I find another employer.

What is so hard about that?

Some states allow conscience exceptions. Texas is one of those, but, since Texas is a right-to-work state, the employee can still be fired.

A religious belief does not require an employer to accommodate each and every tenet of that belief. A religious belief also, by definition, means that the believer will put that belief above every other consideration.

If your belief demands that you find another position or employer, then find another position or employer.

[usmom]

I am speechless at your reply. It is wrong on so many levels, I don't even know where to begin, so I won't. I'm just glad I don't know or work for you. I will just ask once again- do you honestly believe a doctor should be forced to perform abortions against their will or conscience by an employer (after the doctor had previously been employed there with the understanding that they would not?) Please think about this seriously before replying again.