Comments on: Va. Pharmacy: No Candy, Coke Or Condoms

New Drug Store Follows Faith And Won't Sell Contraceptives, Even If Person Has Prescription

[eggy1620]

I have always been confused about the restrictions the religious right attempts to put on s*ex. They are against contraceptives because those things prevent the conception of a life. However, they are for abstinence. But does abstinence also not prevent the conception of a life?

[renonv5]

Now they ought to do a real booming business...........

[eggy1620]

If Virginia came to the pharmacy asking for death chamber injections, I am sure the pharmacy would have no problem filling that Rx.

[slim1h2o]

Well,, what does religion have against candy, and coke? Well the soft drink anyways....

[mumu11]

LOL, on the same page there is this ad:
Prescription Strength ViaDrene.
Safe, Powerful and 100% Guaranteed!
which proves my point. There is no curtailing possible of human sexual activity so, since people can''t afford to feed and raise extremely large families and the world is already pretty much over populated, it''s going to have to be each person''s moral responsibility to pick which alternative they want to promote: contraception or abortion (unless you prefer sterilization, but that''s also forbidden by the Catholic church). I tend to think that sexual education, largely available and free pill and condoms would actually curb abortions tremendously (not to mention STD and shotgun marriages).

[mswolfestock]

They can sell whatever they want (or not) - and I''m still free to avoid them (which I plan to do). No candy, no Coke, no condoms = BORING!!!!!!!

However, the anti-abortion group is missing something. Last time I checked, when birth control was properly used, an abortion was prevented. DUH!

[tiredofitnow]

"Religion is the universal, obsessional neurosis of the human race." Sigmund F.
Posted by nikosk1
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And we all know what a fine, upstanding citizen he was!

[mumu11]

Try as you might, there is no avoiding the fact that less contraception means more abortion (legal or not). In consequence, the choice is yours as to which alternative you want to promote, because no one is ever going to prevent sexual activity : the Catholic church has been trying and failing for the past 2000 years.

[tiredofitnow]

What happened to the mantra of choice?! If you don''t like what this place sells (or doesn''t sell) you have the "choice" to shop elsewhere. And don''t tell me there''s no other drug store around for you to go to. I live in a dinky town and there are at least 2 drugstores here already. If a pro-life shop were to open here, I would go there and show my support. You have the right to go elsewhere.

[marlenemn]

"I am grateful to be able to practice," pharmacy manager Robert Semler said, "where my conscience will never be violated and my faith does not have to be checked at the door each morning."

Gee, maybe she should have been a nun instead?


Posted by macusweil

You mean HE should have been a priest NOT a nun (I can understand the mistake since they both wear dresses)

[lfitts1]

Hope they go out of business..if your job is to be a pharmacist--then do your job--your job is not to make moral judgments--oh..I don''t like killing bacteria so I won''t dispense antibiotics--oral contraceptives are medicines--maybe someone is on them for contraceptive reasons, but maybe for medical ones--do your job and teach your version of morality at home.

[macusweil]

"I am grateful to be able to practice," pharmacy manager Robert Semler said, "where my conscience will never be violated and my faith does not have to be checked at the door each morning."

Gee, maybe she should have been a nun instead?

[macusweil]

This seems pretty ok if that is their choice.

If however, they think they are to be able going to pick and choose what drugs they want to sell they should simply be denied pharmacy license to sell prescription drugs.

The government must not try to make it this the law of the land. Sure they can sell band aids, laxatives and aspirin they want if that too does not go against any of their other beliefs.