K-Mart, here I come
Let it be known that I love shopping at Target; it's one of my favorite places. Until recently.
Target policy is to allow their pharmacists to not fill birth control prescriptions (including emergency contraception pills) if it conflicts with the personal beliefs/morals of the pharmacist. (http://www.saveroe.com/fillmypillsnow/) What the fuck is that about? So let me get this straight, some right-wing, pro-life conservative pharmacist can now decide whether or not I get a perfectly legal prescription for perfectly legal drugs filled? I don't fucking think so. It's funny how this only applies to prescriptions for females. I don't see any news reports about how Viagra prescriptions are being denied.
I really don't care what my pharmacist believes is right or wrong. I don't really care if they think that birth control is wrong or immoral. I don't really care if they are pro-life or pro-choice. I don't care if they are Catholic, Atheist, Islamic, Muslim or worship at the altar of sock lint. I don't care if they are conservative, liberal, right-wing, left-wing or even a Goddamn Nazi...just fill my fucking prescription and keep your opinions to yourself, thank you very much. I'm not here for a sermon, to be saved, to be judged, to be scutinized, to be discriminated against, to be censured or to be condemned. I'd like to get my pills and get on with my life. And wait, did you catch that last part? MY LIFE-not yours, you sanctimonous asswipe.
I would think that regardless of your political views, this would strike you as blatantly unfair. It is the job of the pharmacist to fill legal prescriptions and last time I checked, birth control pills and emergency contraception are legal. Can you imagine if this loose of a policy were allowed at your work place? I can see it now: "Dude, that Phil guy from Accounting wears plaid. I have a moral objection to plaid, so I refuse to help him with this project." Ridiculous? Bet your ass it is. So is Target's policy.
So, unless things change, K-Mart, here I come.
Target policy is to allow their pharmacists to not fill birth control prescriptions (including emergency contraception pills) if it conflicts with the personal beliefs/morals of the pharmacist. (http://www.saveroe.com/fillmypillsnow/) What the fuck is that about? So let me get this straight, some right-wing, pro-life conservative pharmacist can now decide whether or not I get a perfectly legal prescription for perfectly legal drugs filled? I don't fucking think so. It's funny how this only applies to prescriptions for females. I don't see any news reports about how Viagra prescriptions are being denied.
I really don't care what my pharmacist believes is right or wrong. I don't really care if they think that birth control is wrong or immoral. I don't really care if they are pro-life or pro-choice. I don't care if they are Catholic, Atheist, Islamic, Muslim or worship at the altar of sock lint. I don't care if they are conservative, liberal, right-wing, left-wing or even a Goddamn Nazi...just fill my fucking prescription and keep your opinions to yourself, thank you very much. I'm not here for a sermon, to be saved, to be judged, to be scutinized, to be discriminated against, to be censured or to be condemned. I'd like to get my pills and get on with my life. And wait, did you catch that last part? MY LIFE-not yours, you sanctimonous asswipe.
I would think that regardless of your political views, this would strike you as blatantly unfair. It is the job of the pharmacist to fill legal prescriptions and last time I checked, birth control pills and emergency contraception are legal. Can you imagine if this loose of a policy were allowed at your work place? I can see it now: "Dude, that Phil guy from Accounting wears plaid. I have a moral objection to plaid, so I refuse to help him with this project." Ridiculous? Bet your ass it is. So is Target's policy.
So, unless things change, K-Mart, here I come.
posted by kcterrilynn at 10:24 AM
7 Comments:
that's crazy...
holy crap! i never knew that about target. how fucked up. thanks for letting me know.
I'm not disagreeing with you, but isn't that policy really only applied to the so-called Morning After/Plan B pill that reportedly (depending on your medical definitions) induces an abortion? I've never heard of the policy being used to prevent someone from getting regular BC pills.
I had heard something on that but wasn't sure if it was true. That's totally messed up.
Tiny, Good point. But what if it's not necessarily limited to contraceptives? What if your pharmacist is a Scientologist and refuses to fill your prescription for Xanax? My point is that Target's policy allows their pharmacists to not fill legal prescritions based on their moral views. (And damn you for making me think this early in the morning! :))
times like this that i'm glad i'm a guy.
Screw K-Mart. Support your local Planned Parenthood office. I found that my insurance covers most everything, and that means Planned Parenthood gets even more for their services than if I paid them out of pocket. And I learned that the doctor who delivered my two babies trained the medical director, so don't worry about quality.
So keep 'em in business. K-mart has Martha; PP only has your support.
(Sorry, was tracking back a bit through a bunch of everyone's blogs and I can't help but get worked up over reproductive rights!)
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