{"id":78,"date":"2005-10-15T14:56:16","date_gmt":"2005-10-15T20:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/uncategorized\/misplaced-moralizing\/"},"modified":"2005-11-04T17:03:53","modified_gmt":"2005-11-04T23:03:53","slug":"misplaced-moralizing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/nada\/misplaced-moralizing\/","title":{"rendered":"Misplaced \r\n\r\nMoralizing"},"content":{"rendered":"

A friend told me this disquieting tale. A friend of hers was pregnant and looking forward to having <\/p>\n

the baby. Sadly, for some reason, the fetus died in utero. In such a case, the mother’s life is in danger if the dead fetus isn’t <\/p>\n

expelled quickly. So, her doctor wrote a prescription for a drug that does this.<\/p>\n

At a Walgreen’s, the pharmacist refused to fill <\/p>\n

this prescription. The customer, her mother, her doctor, all explained the circumstances. This was not an abortion, this was the end of a <\/p>\n

miscarriage. The pharmacist was unmoved.<\/p>\n

I tell you this tale not because I want you to boycott Walgreens, though I understand why <\/p>\n

my friend now does. At first, I felt a little sympathy for the pharmacist — we never know when we will be faced with a decision that <\/p>\n

challenges our deepest commitments. On further reflection, I believe the pharmacist is a selfish coward and sadist who should lose <\/p>\n

his\/her license. In fact, if this person believes s\/he has principles, that should be reason enough to resign.<\/p>\n

All across our <\/p>\n

country, people are achieving things in life with help from all the rest of us. Some have come to believe their achievements are all <\/p>\n

their own and that they own nothing to the community. If you went to school, we all paid taxes for that. If you got scholarship money <\/p>\n

from any source, you have more than a financial debt. You can refuse to perform any service — I refuse to join the military — but you <\/p>\n

can’t have it both ways. You can’t be a doctor and refuse to care for those you disagree with. You can’t be a policeman and refuse to <\/p>\n

help those you don’t like. You can’t claim morality and act so indecently. mjh<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A friend told me this disquieting tale. A friend of hers was pregnant and looking forward to having the baby. Sadly, for some reason, the fetus died in utero. In such a case, the mother’s life is in danger if the dead fetus isn’t expelled quickly. So, her doctor wrote a prescription for a drug … Continue reading Misplaced <\/p>\n

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