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Mark R Wicclair<\/h4>\n\n\n
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This paper examines the obligations of pharmacy licensees and pharmacists in the context of conscience-based objections to filling lawful prescriptions for certain types of medications-e.g., standard and emergency contraceptives. Claims of conscience are analyzed as means to preserve or maintain an individual’s moral integrity. It is argued that pharmacy licensees have an obligation to dispense prescription medications that satisfy the health needs of the populations they serve, and this obligation can override claims of conscience. Although efforts should be made to respect the moral integrity of pharmacists and accommodate their claims of conscience, it is argued that the health needs of patients and the professional obligations of pharmacists limit the extent to which pharmacists may refuse to assist patients who have lawful prescriptions for medically indicated drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wicclair MR. Pharmacies, pharmacists, and conscientious objection<\/a>. Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 2006;16(3):225-250. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mark R Wicclair AbstractThis paper examines the obligations of pharmacy licensees and pharmacists in the context of conscience-based objections to filling lawful prescriptions for certain types of medications-e.g., standard and emergency contraceptives. Claims of conscience are analyzed as means to preserve or maintain an individual’s moral integrity. 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