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(Ethics and Rural Healthcare)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Julie Aultman<\/h4>\n\n\n
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The American Journal of Bioethics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Extract<\/strong>
In posing the question of whether it is morally right for the only pharmacist in town to refuse healthcare services based on his or the community’s religious convictions, I could not help but think of \u201cthe conscience clause.\u201d While many states across the United States support the conscience clause, which protects healthcare professionals from discrimination when refusing to dispense birth control pills or performing abortions and sterilizations, such clauses have different implications in the rural setting.When a physician or pharmacist refuses to prescribe or dispense birth control pills, the urban patient is able to acquire birth control from another healthcare provider with less difficulty than the rural patient. The rural patient may have to drive a great distance to acquire birth control even if it is needed for a medical condition rather than to prevent pregnancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aultman J. Moral Courage Through a Collective Voice (Ethics and Rural Healthcare)<\/a>. Am J Bioeth. 2008;8(4):67-69. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Ethics and Rural Healthcare) Julie Aultman ExtractIn posing the question of whether it is morally right for the only pharmacist in town to refuse healthcare services based on his or the community’s religious convictions, I could not help but think of \u201cthe conscience clause.\u201d While many states across the United States support the conscience clause, … Continue reading “Moral Courage Through a Collective 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