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Re: Most Doctors Think Pharmacists Should Be Allowed To Dispense EC, Required To Fill All Prescriptions, Survey Says From: ainsron (ainsron@sbcglobal.net) Thu Jul 7 11:52:49 2005 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Lynn D. Montgomery, M.D.: "Two questions for the List" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Re: Most Doctors Think Pharmacists Should Be Allowed To Dispense EC, Required To Fill All Prescriptions, Survey Says" In reply to: art fougner, md: "Re: Most Doctors Think Pharmacists Should Be Allowed To Dispense EC, Required To Fill All Prescriptions, Survey Says" I don't think that is equivalent at all. I don't do abortions, but when patients need information, I can certainly provide it in a non-judgmental manner and refer them where the services are available. I am also opposed to premarital sex as a parent and because of my religious persuasion. However, when teens come to me for birth control information, STD evaluation and treatment or pregnancy, I can treat them professionally and provide the services without it being affected by my personal moral compass. Ronald E. Ainsworth, MD, FACOG -----Original Message----- From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of art fougner, md Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 9:22 AM To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L Subject: Re: Most Doctors Think Pharmacists Should Be Allowed To Dispense EC, Required To Fill All Prescriptions, Survey Says And I suppose Most Pharmacists feel ALL Ob-Gyns should be required to provide abortion services ... art At Thu, 7 Jul 2005, art fougner, md wrote: > >.. > >Most Doctors Think Pharmacists Should Be Allowed To Dispense EC, Required To >Fill All Prescriptions, Survey Says > >Access this story and related links online: > >http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=31224 > >A majority of U.S. physicians think pharmacists should be able to dispense >emergency contraception without a doctor's prescription and should be required >to fill all EC prescriptions, regardless of their personal or religious >objections, according to a recent survey, Reuters Health reports. HCD Research, >a New Jersey-based marketing and communications research company, surveyed 824 >physicians nationwide, 26% of whom were Jewish, 25% Protestant, 20% Catholic, >3% Hindu and 1% Muslim or Buddhist. About 65% of respondents said pharmacists >should be allowed to dispense EC without a prescription to all customers, and >78% said they should have the authority to dispense the drug if the customer is >at least 18 years old. In addition, 78% of doctors surveyed said state laws >should require pharmacists to fill all valid prescriptions, regardless of >religious or moral objections to certain drugs. Nationwide, some pharmacists >have refused to fill prescriptions for EC -- which can prevent pregnancy if >taken within 72 hours of sexual intercourse -- and other prescription >contraceptives because of their religious objections to contraception or >abortion. Lawmakers in several states have proposed legislation to protect such >pharmacists, while other lawmakers have proposed legislation that would require >pharmacists to fill all prescriptions (Reuters Health, 7/5). > >Dean Huffman -- art fougner, md "If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else." Lawrence Peter Berra Next message: Lynn D. Montgomery, M.D.: "Two questions for the List" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Re: Most Doctors Think Pharmacists Should Be Allowed To Dispense EC, Required To Fill All Prescriptions, Survey Says" In reply to: art fougner, md: "Re: Most Doctors Think Pharmacists Should Be Allowed To Dispense EC, Required To Fill All Prescriptions, Survey Says"

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