Inside Opinion » Board of Pharmacy http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion What's on the minds of Tacoma News Tribune editorial writers Fri, 24 May 2013 00:45:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The good news: Plan B remains in effect across the state http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/2012/02/25/the-good-news-plan-b-remains-in-effect-across-the-state/ http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/2012/02/25/the-good-news-plan-b-remains-in-effect-across-the-state/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:55:53 +0000 TNT Editorial Board http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/?p=13642 This editorial will appear in tomorrow’s print edition.

Viewed from one angle, the state requirement that all pharmacies dispense Plan B – the “morning-after pill” – is a reasonable measure to guarantee women access to emergency birth control.

Viewed from another angle, that same requirement violates the consciences of pharmacists and pharmacy owners who regard Plan B as a potential means of abortion.
From the first angle, the state Board of Pharmacy’s rule is utterly reasonable. From the second, it is a bare-knuckled assault on religious freedom, particularly the freedom of Roman Catholics. The stark conflict between those two …

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