.- On
Monday, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich issued new regulations which
could force some pharmacists to fill prescriptions for contraceptives
and even abortifacients which they may find morally objectionable. The
New York-based “No Room for Contraception” campaign today called the
move an “irresponsible display of power.
Mary
Worthington, a spokeswoman for the campaign, said that "Governor
Blagojevich has complete disregard for the conscientious objections of
pharmacists,” and that "His new restrictions and penalties for
pharmacists demonstrate an irresponsible display of power.”
She opined that
the governor’s move will “force many pharmacists out of business
because of their own religious or moral convictions, and this is not
fair."
In a statement,
the group added that "access to Plan B emergency contraception does no
service to women's health; this is a dangerous and powerful drug. Easy
access to emergency contraception will make women more vulnerable to
sexual abuse.
“With greater
access to and use of emergency contraception,” Worthington wrote,
“women will be expected to further cover up instances of sexual abuse
by taking emergency contraceptives perhaps even placing her own health
and fertility at risk."
Worthington
stressed in her statement that "Governor Blagojevich's efforts should
focus on funding initiatives that will help women and families find
alternatives to contraception, provide educational information on the
harms of contraception, and teach natural family planning
methods."
Group calls Illinois governor’s pharmacist contraceptive measure an ‘irresponsible display of power’
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