Illinois Pharmacist Wins Battle vs. Wal-Mart in Morning After Pill Lawsuit

Rufus_1611 · Aug 6, 2007

Illinois Pharmacist Wins Battle vs. Wal-Mart in Morning After Pill Lawsuit

by Steven Ertelt

Springfield, IL (LifeNews.com) -- An Illinois pharmacist has won the first battle against Wal-Mart over whether he has to be forced to distribute the morning after pill, which can cause an abortion in limited circumstances. Beardstown pharmacist Ethan Vandersand rejected a request to fill a prescription for the drug last year.

That refusal led to disciplinary action from Wal-Mart and a civil rights lawsuit from Vandersand.

Vandersand was the only pharmacist on duty at the Wal-Mart store when a Planned Parenthood staff member seeking the Plan B drugs presented the script. The staffer eventually went to another pharmacy in town.

The lawsuit has gone before U.S. District Judge Jeanne Scott and she issued a statement this week saying that state pharmacists should have the right to refuse to dispense the Plan B drug on moral or religious grounds.

She also denied a request by Wal-Mart to dismiss the lawsuit. Scott also said she agreed with Vandersand that he is legally protected by the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act which protects the conscience rights of medical professionals.

“The statute prohibits discrimination against any person for refusing to provide health care because of his conscience," she wrote in opposition to Wal-Mart, which argued that the law doesn't apply to pharmacists.

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Bible Believing Bill · Aug 6, 2007

Score one for this pharmacist. However he has a long fight ahead of him. He is required by Illinois Law to dispense the drug. I don't agree with that Law and it MUST be changed, but right now it is the law of the land.

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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]However, the statement isn't her final ruling in the case and it won't affect an executive order from Gov. Rod Blagojevich in 2005 that requires all pharmacists to fill any prescription for a legal, drug, including any drug that could cause an abortion. [/FONT]
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billwald · Aug 6, 2007

Then Moslim waitresses should be permitted to refuse to serve pork roast for the same reasons?

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