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About the pharmacists, what amych said, every word.
{{{DJ}}} (special brackety hugs with a bit of extra space so as not to jostle your poor nose)
I'm so sorry, bt. It's always an extra-shitty thing to deal with, that last jab of pain in a wound you thought had mostly healed. I'm vibing hard for huge good things for you in 2006. The universe totally owes you.
I'm sure there are doctors who won't perform abortions yet see that their patients are responsibly referred.
Are abortions things that your general doctor performs, or is it a more specialist sort of a procedure?
Are abortions things that your general doctor performs, or is it a more specialist sort of a procedure?
My doctor's practice performs them outpatient at the hospital or refers you to a private clinic. It's entirely possible, however, that someone in his practice DOESN'T do them -- I never asked.
Are abortions things that your general doctor performs, or is it a more specialist sort of a procedure?
See, that's an excellent point. A patient goes to a pharmacy with the tacit understanding that, as long as they are willing to pay, they can obtain a legitimately prescribed legal medication. There aren't separate pharmacies for different types of drugs.
It's not the pharmacist's decision as to who should be allowed to receive a given drug -- and it's not just EC anymore; there are reports of pharmacists who won't dispense mental-health-related medication, for instance. The pharmacist isn't the prescriber; the doctor is. They don't make that decision together.
Honestly. A vegan can't get a job at Outback Steakhouse and then refuse to cook anything with animal products in it. Pharmacists are no different.
A vegan can't get a job at Outback Steakhouse and then refuse to cook anything with animal products in it.
Heh. It would be funny if that happened, though.
Heh. It would be funny if that happened, though.
"Salad. Salad. Salad. Fries..Hey, Mike, what kind of oil do we use? Really? Sorry, Salad for you."
I'm pretty sure the first OB/GYN practice I found where we used to live didn't perform abortions *and* didn't refer, because the hospital they were affiliated with was Catholic. Privately, I don't know what each doctor did if asked for advice or a referral, but I do know the senior physician there was very gung-ho about me trying the "family planning" (or rhythm) method of birth control.
The whole thing kind of astounded me, because I'd never run into a practice like that -- but I'd also never had any experience with a Catholic hospital.
This conversation is eerily synchronous for me, b/c I'm editing an article about mifepristone (one of the two drugs in the RU-486 regimen), and the nasty side effects it can have on the woman, particularly if it doesn't actually end the pregnancy. Nasty stuff.
In light of our current discussion I ask your indulgence...
sluuuuuuuuuut
[Please note: I am not a judgmental doctor, pharmacist, nurse practitioner or any other sort of healthcare provider.]