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BY LifeSiteNews.com July 19, 2007 (CWNews.com) - Most American adults would favor a "conscience clause" allowing pharmacists to avoid dispensing drugs if the use of those drugs violates their religious or ethical beliefs.  A survey by Baraga Interactive found that 65% of respondents supported the right of a pharmacist to decline a prescription order for moral reasons. The survey of 1,249 adults confirmed a Medscape study in 2005 in which a similar proporation of US respondents—69%—supported pharmacists’ rights of conscience.  Pharmacists who object to the use of drugs such as the abortifacient "Plan B," or birth-control pills, currently face a moral quandary in some American states. In California, Illinois, and Washington, the law requires pharmacists to fill any prescription that conforms to state and federal law. Several other states—including Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Dakota—have laws explicitly acknowledging the pharmacist’s right to decline orders. http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/poll-shows-us-public-support-for-pharmacists-conscience-clause/

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