{"id":2869,"date":"2000-06-12T22:34:53","date_gmt":"2000-06-12T22:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=2869"},"modified":"2013-05-31T00:08:11","modified_gmt":"2013-05-31T00:08:11","slug":"attacks-on-freedom-of-conscience-in-pharmacy-in-canada-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=2869","title":{"rendered":"Attacks on freedom of conscience in pharmacy in Canada continue"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Toronto Sun published an article by columnist Marianne Meed Ward mocking the position taken by conscientious objectors among pharmacists.<\/p>\n

In May, 2000, prior to the decision by Manitoba pharmacists, a letter to the editor of the Pharmacy Practice (an on-line publication) had argued against the idea largely on grounds of economic self interest. (See the response <\/a>of the Project)<\/p>\n

Also in May, the Canadian Pharmaceutical Journal, owned by the Canadian Pharmacists Association, published a column asserting that pharmacists must dispense drugs despite conscientious objection, or refer patients to a pharmacist who will The column was written by Frank Archer, described as a bio-medical ethics tutor at the University of British Columbia, and a member of the ethics committee of the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia. In the same issue, the editor of the Journal declared: “Emergency contraception is here and the majority of Canadians – including most health professionals – are firmly in support. Pharmacists have a professional responsibility to help ensure safe, efficient access to all approved medicines, whatever their personal beliefs<\/em>.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Toronto Sun published an article by columnist Marianne Meed Ward mocking the position taken by conscientious objectors among pharmacists. In May, 2000, prior to the decision by Manitoba pharmacists, a letter to the editor of the Pharmacy Practice (an on-line publication) had argued against the idea largely on grounds of economic self interest. (See … Continue reading “Attacks on freedom of conscience in pharmacy in Canada continue”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5432,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,247,9],"tags":[559,585,583],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-2869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-canada","category-morning-after-pill","category-news","tag-canadian-pharmacists-association","tag-frank-archer","tag-marianne-meed-ward"],"yoast_head":"\r\nAttacks on freedom of conscience in pharmacy in Canada continue - Protection of Conscience Project News<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=2869\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Attacks on freedom of conscience in pharmacy in Canada continue - Protection of Conscience Project News\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Toronto Sun published an article by columnist Marianne Meed Ward mocking the position taken by conscientious objectors among pharmacists. 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