[Vision2020] Did You Know . . . ?

[Tom Hansen]

Tomorrow (March 17, 2009), the Idaho House State Affairs Committee will 
vote on House Bill 216.

According to Idaho House Bill 216 (PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES - Amends and 
adds to existing law to provide freedom of conscience for pharmacists, 
pharmacies and institutions and that no person shall be required to 
provide for any pharmaceutical care or drug that violates his or her 
conscience) . . .

http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2009/H0216.pdf

"541705. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(2) "Conscience" means the religious, moral or ethical principles held by 
any person."

 . .

541718A. FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE FOR PHARMACISTS, PHARMACIES AND 
INSTITUTIONS. (1) No person shall be required to provide for any 
pharmaceutical care or drug that violates his or her conscience.

(2) No person shall be civilly, criminally or administratively liable for 
declining to dispense or distribute pharmaceutical care or a drug or drugs 
that violate his or her conscience.

(3) It shall be unlawful to discriminate against any person based upon his 
or her declining to dispense or distribute pharmaceutical care or a drug 
or drugs that violate his or her conscience.

(4) The provisions of this section do not allow a pharmacist, pharmacy or 
institution to refuse to provide pharmaceutical care or a drug because of 
the patient’s race, color, religion, sex or national origin."

If a physician or pharmacist decides that (s)he will simply refuse 
services or medication to somebody because of personal religious, moral, 
or ethical reasons (based soley on their own personal morality or ethics), 
the state of Idaho says, "Hey, it's OK with me."  Heck, service and/or 
medication can be refused to a person simply because they are gay or trans-
gendered.
 
Perhaps maybe y'all would like to share your enthusiasm for this bill with 
your elected officials, like those that sit on the State Affairs Committee 
at . . .

tloertscher at house.idaho.gov
jstevens at house.idaho.gov
mblack at house.idaho.gov
kandrus at house.idaho.gov
cbilbao at house.idaho.gov
rlabrador at house.idaho.gov
lluker at house.idaho.gov
bcrane at house.idaho.gov
rmathews at house.idaho.gov
skren at house.idaho.gov
jpalmer at house.idaho.gov
esimpson at house.idaho.gov

And wish them a Happy St. Patrick's Day.

Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

PS - I would like to thank Dale Courtney for so kindly posting the email 
addresses.  Thanks, little guy.
 
Join us at The First Annual Intolerista Wingding, April 17th, featuring 
Roy Zimmerman and Jeanne McHale.  For details go to . . .

http://www.MoscowCares.com/Wingding

Seeya
there.

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