This subject came to mind a few days ago when a saw a news article about a pharmacist working at a Eckerd drug store in Texas. A woman came in for the morning after pill but the pharmacist who was very religious-not a dub-went in the back of the store and prayed about his situation. He says that God told him that this wasn't ok, so he along with the other two pharmacists refused to give the pills to the woman. It turns out that the woman had just been raped and was then forced to go to another pharmacy where her prescription was subsequently filled. Eckerd apologized for the situation and promptly fired the head pharmacist who had started the confrontation.
First of all, I think that this story is just a small example of what religion does to people, and how mind controlling it really can be. The woman who argued Roe V. Wade came to my campus last week and she was very informative. She was one of the first women to argue before the Supreme Court and when she did argue the case there wasn't even a woman's restroom in the Supreme Court. I think things have changed for the better but it seems like people still want to overturn this law. I support free choice and I think that the opposite side-that being no choice is not something we want to go back to. The attorney, Sarah Weddington, who argued Roe. V. Wade said that back in the 60's it was very hard for women to have any rights. Many states had laws banning any form of birth control wether it be between married or unmarried couples. Women also had very little rights when it came to ending their marriage or child custody. Yes, it would be great if no abortions took place but people want to close their eyes and pretend that a ban would solve all of our social ills-not the case.
Anyways, getting back to the subject. In my hall, this one sister was dating a JW pharmacist who had gone to school and became a pharmacist. Everyone in the hall was like wow, this guy went to college for 5 years to become a pharmacist. He was a nice guy and he did say that he encountered some opposition when he chose to go to school instead of becoming a full time pioneer. Although, he did say that he would often auxillary pioneer, I guess during the summer, when he was going to school. Nevertheless, it didn't work out with him and the pioneer sister in my hall-I guess he wasn't spiritual enough for her. She ended up married to some Bethel guy and the last time I heard, finances aren't so well for the couple, in fact I think she makes more money than him working at a bank compared to his illustrous dry-wall career.
Although, I do wonder what happened to that JW pharmacist? What would he do if he encountered such a situation which I'm sure he does on a regular basis since he lives in the Philadelphia area? Would it be a conscience matter or would the elders have to have a talk with him? Maybe the elders are too dumb to realize what goes on at a pharmacy these days anyways-just a thought.