Right now, pharmacists are able to deny valid prescriptions for any reason they see fit. This negatively impacts many citizens, including, but not limited to, women seeking birth control or emergency contraception, women seeking fertility medication, and transgender people seeking hormones.
This needs to change. I think it imperative to restrict their power of refusal to true medical reasons. Denying a person treatment based on your own beliefs and opinions is abhorrent, and should not be allowed. Therefore, I suggest a system of communication in which a pharmacist must submit a document outlining the reason for refusal to both the prescribing doctor and their employer. The reason for refusal MUST be a true medical reason, lest they be subject to fines and stripping of their license.
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