Posted on 12/01/2014 1:24:06 PM PST by Morgana
PORTLAND, Ore. – Kristen K. Waggoner, lead counsel representing a pharmacy owner and two pharmacists opposed to Washington state regulations that would force them to dispense drugs that can terminate human life after conception, will be available for media interviews Thursday following oral arguments at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
“No one should be forced to choose between their religious convictions and their family-owned businesses and livelihoods. This choice is neither necessary nor constitutional,” said Waggoner, senior vice president of legal services for Alliance Defending Freedom and counsel with Seattle-based Ellis, Li & McKinstry PLLC. “The premier medical and pharmaceutical associations all support the right of a provider to refer patients. No other state has a law this extreme, and the district court noted that these drugs are widely accessible throughout the state.”
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Salvation I believe you have the Oregon ping? Do you know anything more on this case? I just found out about it.
are they going to force islamic delis to serve pork?
Government should be jailing all pharmacists who assist in the murder of children.
Birth control pills do that. I wonder how specific they intend to be.
If freedom relies on the governing of self then freedom is harmed by forced violation of conscience. Even if you believes the “right” to kill your own unborn child is inalienable, the forcing of someone else to aid in the killing is deplorable.
Those who do not put restraints on themselves through conscience are bound to need restraints placed on them via an all-powerful government. Conscience is most valuable in a free society.
The WHOLE POINT of these laws is to force Christians to act against their faith.
When are people going to get that?
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