Apparently I myself was ignorant of conception and contraception. I assumed that the time between sexual intercourse and conception was relatively short. Yet if Plan B can be taken almost three whole days later and not be considered an abortifacent, then I guess I was wrong.
What really pisses me off about the "refusal to fill a prescription" - I guess I understand why the pharmacist does this. It's the ones who take the prescription, read it, refuse to fill it, and then REFUSE TO GIVE IT BACK - now that's fucking revolting.
I wonder what the policy of major drugstore chains like CVS and Eckerd are on these doctors. Are their employees allowed to refuse to fill prescriptions? If so, could you have a CVS branch where some of the pharmacists do, and some don't? That could get - tricky.
Even if 60-70% of Americans agree that abortions should be allowed with some or no restrictions, even if it becomes 70-80% one day, as long as you've got 20% of America - read: 50 million people - strongly opposed, the process of getting an abortion will always be a miserable one.
Even if 60-70% of Americans agree that abortions should be allowed with some or no restrictions, even if it becomes 70-80% one day, as long as you've got 20% of America - read: 50 million people - strongly opposed, the process of getting an abortion will always be a miserable one.
Too true, unfortunately. There will likely always be protesters ringing abortion clinics, at the very least; the constitutional right to freedom of speech ensures that. And that 20% figure reminds me of a truism that I learned in my first leadership position in the Navy; 20% of the people working for you will take up 80% of your time with their issues. (Some more cynical folks estimate that at 10% of the people taking up 90% of the leader's time.) It's a real challenge to deal effectively with those 20%, without shortchanging the other 80%. The 80% may only need a little guidance and assistance now and then to stay on course, but without that timely guidance/assistance, they can become problem cases too.
Sorry, that digression came out of nowhere. Anyway, I'd really appreciate it if you'd post that link and your own comments on it in your LJ. The more the message is spread, the more people are educated on at least one subject.
What really pisses me off about the "refusal to fill a prescription" - I guess I understand why the pharmacist does this. It's the ones who take the prescription, read it, refuse to fill it, and then REFUSE TO GIVE IT BACK - now that's fucking revolting.
I wonder what the policy of major drugstore chains like CVS and Eckerd are on these doctors. Are their employees allowed to refuse to fill prescriptions? If so, could you have a CVS branch where some of the pharmacists do, and some don't? That could get - tricky.
Even if 60-70% of Americans agree that abortions should be allowed with some or no restrictions, even if it becomes 70-80% one day, as long as you've got 20% of America - read: 50 million people - strongly opposed, the process of getting an abortion will always be a miserable one.
Sincerely, Allaine
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Too true, unfortunately. There will likely always be protesters ringing abortion clinics, at the very least; the constitutional right to freedom of speech ensures that. And that 20% figure reminds me of a truism that I learned in my first leadership position in the Navy; 20% of the people working for you will take up 80% of your time with their issues. (Some more cynical folks estimate that at 10% of the people taking up 90% of the leader's time.) It's a real challenge to deal effectively with those 20%, without shortchanging the other 80%. The 80% may only need a little guidance and assistance now and then to stay on course, but without that timely guidance/assistance, they can become problem cases too.
Sorry, that digression came out of nowhere. Anyway, I'd really appreciate it if you'd post that link and your own comments on it in your LJ. The more the message is spread, the more people are educated on at least one subject.
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