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Ill. Supreme Court: Pharmacists can go to court to object to dispensing 'morning-after' pill
Chicago Tribune/AP ^ | 12-18-08 | Carla K. Johnson

Posted on 12/18/2008 8:51:16 PM PST by STARWISE

Illinois pharmacists who object to dispensing emergency contraception won another day in court to fight a rule they claim forces them to choose between their livelihood and conscience.

The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday said the circuit court must consider a lawsuit brought by two pharmacists who claim they should not be required to dispense emergency contraception because it violates their religious beliefs. Lower courts had dismissed those claims and refused to hear the case.

Gov. Rod Blagojevich in 2005 issued a rule prohibiting pharmacies from turning away women seeking emergency contraception, sometimes called the morning-after pill.

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KEYWORDS: emanuel; embryonicstemcells; il; morningafterpill; pharmacists; prolife
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To: realdifferent1

For the socialists, there is only the State. The is no church, no traditional family, no individual and no God.


21 posted on 12/19/2008 8:13:43 PM PST by SecAmndmt (Arm yourselves!)
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To: liberalism is suicide

“Let Blago be the one to find another profession.”

Sounds good to me.


22 posted on 12/19/2008 11:12:30 PM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: MrB

“More and more people, I think, are actually starting to see that we are involved in a real spiritual good vs evil war.”

I hope that’s true.


23 posted on 12/19/2008 11:14:27 PM PST by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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