Friday, April 14, 2006
We're Pro-Life, But More Importantly, Anti-Slut
The Stranger, Seattle's premier alt-weekly, is reporting on the latest twist in the moralist pharmacist fiasco. Pharmacists have refused to fill prescriptions for women for things as simple as vitamins and antibiotics. Why? Because they found out the women went to a women's health provider that provides abortion.
This isn't about "life" anymore. This isn't about stepping in to stop what you think is the death of a potential baby by not dealing out Plan B or birth control pills. This is about punishing someone who did something you disagree with. This is about not giving a person the drugs they need, not to stop a pregnancy or make sure they never get pregnant in the first place, but to make sure that they don't get infected after the pregnancy has been terminated.
If you believe in this shit, then you should be waving a sign at a clinic. You should not be behind the counter of a pharmacy.
This isn't about "life" anymore. This isn't about stepping in to stop what you think is the death of a potential baby by not dealing out Plan B or birth control pills. This is about punishing someone who did something you disagree with. This is about not giving a person the drugs they need, not to stop a pregnancy or make sure they never get pregnant in the first place, but to make sure that they don't get infected after the pregnancy has been terminated.
If you believe in this shit, then you should be waving a sign at a clinic. You should not be behind the counter of a pharmacy.
