Am I mistaken in thinking that the basic procedure for abortion - D&C - is the same whether or not a woman is having a voluntary abortion, or, for example, has had a partial miscarriage or death of the embryo and lack of spontaneous miscarriage? I can't imagine an Ob/Gyn that hasn't had to deal with those situations, and I can't see any moral objection to performing a D&C for those clear medical reasons. Therefore I can't imagine why anyone could in good conscience refuse to learn how to do a D&C.

Therefore I can't imagine why anyone could in good conscience refuse to learn how to do a D&C.

I'm with flea here. I would imagine a med student with an OB/GYN specialty would have to know how to do a D&C no matter what, even if s/he might be allowed to veto performing an abortion in med school, and later. There are definitely a few medical reasons to have a D&C.

I think patients should have some kind of recourse against pharamcists who publicly berate them for having certain prescriptions or tear up the prescriptions. I know there isn't a whole lot of privacy when you go get a prescription filled, but most places are very discreet about fililng things and there's no way anyone should know why I'm getting something filled.

I think patients should have some kind of recourse against pharamcists who publicly berate them for having certain prescriptions or tear up the prescriptions. I know there isn't a whole lot of privacy when you go get a prescription filled, but most places are very discreet about fililng things and there's no way anyone should know why I'm getting something filled.

I wonder if anyone has called the police, citing theft and/or destruction of personal property when a pharmacist has kept/destroyed a prescription.

Similarly, askye's comment just made me realize that a pharmacist berating a customer for Drug X in anything other than a private area is a HIPAA violation.

Hmmmm....

Do pharmacists have a professional organization of some sort to which they can be reported? I know they have to be licensed, but I don't know who handles that.

The American Pharmacists' Association, I imagine.

Do pharmacists have a professional organization of some sort to which they can be reported?

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), which I suppose acts as a liaison between each state's pharmacy board.

Is part of a job of a pharmacistto notice that a customer is takeing perscriptions that conflict with each other. If so, what is the proper response. Bring it to the customer's attention? If it is a pick up later should they call the doctor? Or is the fact that I am looking carefully at everything I am takeing my only backup? I guess I am wondering if that might be a legitamite time that one could refuse to fill a perscription.

I missed the coffee link. Could someone Nilly it for me?

Pharmacists for Life International: [link]

eta: not the coffee link