{"id":13757,"date":"2005-09-15T20:54:00","date_gmt":"2005-09-16T03:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13757"},"modified":"2023-01-22T11:49:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T19:49:11","slug":"obstacles-to-access-how-pharmacist-refusal-clauses-undermine-the-basic-health-care-needs-of-rural-and-low-income-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13757","title":{"rendered":"Obstacles to Access: How Pharmacist Refusal Clauses Undermine the Basic Health Care Needs of Rural and Low-Income Women"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Holly Teliska<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"154\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/berkeleyjgenderlawjust.jpg\" alt=\"Obstacles to Access: How Pharmacist Refusal Clauses Undermine the Basic Health Care Needs of Rural and Low-Income Women\" class=\"wp-image-14414\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law &amp; Justice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Extract<\/strong><br>If pharmacists object to particular prescriptions, they should only be allowed to refuse to fill the prescription if meaningful and logistically feasible alternatives are in place. As an alternative, either another pharmacist must be on duty with the refusing pharmacist, or alternative ways of providing service must be in place. A woman should not have to travel to other pharmacies in search of a pharmacist that serves all patients, nor should she have to wait an unreasonable amount of time to have her prescription filled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Teliska H. <a href=\"https:\/\/lawcat.berkeley.edu\/record\/1119738?ln=en\">Obstacles to Access: How Pharmacist Refusal Clauses Undermine the Basic Health Care Needs of Rural and Low-Income Women<\/a>. Berkely J Gender, Law  Justice. 2005;20(1):229-248. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holly Teliska ExtractIf pharmacists object to particular prescriptions, they should only be allowed to refuse to fill the prescription if meaningful and logistically feasible alternatives are in place. 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