The Right Not to Sell Abortion

Why do they call it common sense when there’s so little of it? But in this case, I’m happy to report common sense won out. The Montana Board of Pharmacy dropped all complaints against John Lane, a pharmacist in Broadus. He refused to sell the morning after pill which sometimes acts as an early abortion. He said selling this product violated his moral beliefs. As a result, eleven pro-abortion individuals filed complaints. But the Board of Pharmacy said no laws were broken and refused to pursue the matter. John’s attorney said, “Respecting the right to not sell these items doesn’t impose an ideology on anyone. Forcing a pharmacist to sell them does.” I agree. It’s another step toward forcing people to participate in taking of innocent human life.

[03/27/08]