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To: chaos_5

If I recall correctly, around 1850 or so the state said it was ok for you to end the life of your property if you wanted to. Would it be ok for you accept money to kill for them? Would it be ok for you to knowingly sell poison to someone who was going to kill one of their slaves? It was legal to do, so it was a “right”, correct?


73 posted on 10/15/2007 10:48:49 PM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republic's warped and obscure humor needs since 1999)
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To: 70times7
The point is it is legal, and if a pharmacy sells the drug, you should have the right to buy it. The argument about the moral implications of the use of the drug is a different argument. At no time did I say it was “OK” or “good” I’m just saying that so long as it is legal, you should have the right to access it at a store that sells it.

If the pharmacist does not want to sell the legal drug, then they ought to work in a store that does not sell it. It’s like a clerk refusing to sell condoms because they are Catholic, or some one refusing to sell bullets because they could be used to kill someone, or a Muslim refusing to sell a customer alcohol, it's simply ridiculous.

I understand you oppose the drug, and thats fine. A solid argument can be made for banning the sale of this drug. But, until it is illegal, the public has a right to buy it at store that sells it. If you do not want to sell it, the work somewhere that does not stock the item.

90 posted on 10/15/2007 11:40:46 PM PDT by chaos_5 (Fred & Hunter '08)
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