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The latest insanity in america

Drug store operaters dictating moral values

from JoeUser Forums
Picture this, you are a gay man, walk into a drug store with your partner and try to buy some condoms, the pharmacist refuses to sell condoms because in his mind homosexuality is evil.

A female walks into the same store asks for birth control, the drugman says no, birth control is against my religion.

A hetrosexual couple walks into the same store,asks for condoms and the druggist asks "are you married?" before selling them or not.

This is really happening, right now, here in america.

Has the world gone insane?
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Reply #26 from JoeUser Forums Top
J.E: Care to post what it says about a private business, and the penalty, if any?

Here's what I found. The description stated is "It prohibited discrimination in public facilities, in government, and in employment."

The parts pertaining to private businesses seem to deal with employee discrimination based on race, etc. The penalty for any such descrimination would have to be civil, since states issue business licenses, etc.

If what you were saying was true, then any business that posted the sign "We reserve the right to refuse to serve..." would be liable, since why they were refused is your word against theirs.

P.S. I would add that even if it did cover such in that law, it wouldn't apply to homosexuals or any of the people mentioned in the blog above, since race, religion and sex seem to be the worded descrimination.
Reply #27 from JoeUser Forums Top
P.S. It could be argued that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 would protect employees of national chains, given that it would make their employment dependant on sacrificing their religious beliefs.

I've been reading on this some since this blog was posted, and I have found that in Illinois, the Governer is trying to force pharmacists to carry ALL drugs and dispense them, even if the pharmacy doesn't want to. That would mean that even if a pharmacist opted not to carry the "morning after pill", they could lose their state business license for doing so.

That is heinous. That isn't descrimination, that is simply opting not to carry a product.
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Reply #28 from JoeUser Forums Top
I have found that in Illinois, the Governer is trying to force pharmacists to carry ALL drugs and dispense them, even if the pharmacy doesn't want to. That would mean that even if a pharmacist opted not to carry the "morning after pill", they could lose their state business license for doing so.

That is heinous. That isn't descrimination, that is simply opting not to carry a product.


And it is wrong. For that clearly does dictate religious beleifs. I can see where 'if you have it, you must sell it'. But if in my beliefs, I do not believe in the morning after pill, and choose not to stock it, then that is my right as well. I am not denying you access as I am not a monopoly (and they operate under different laws).