{"id":6832,"date":"2016-05-20T16:57:57","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T23:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=6832"},"modified":"2018-03-06T16:01:19","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T00:01:19","slug":"pfizers-freedom-of-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=6832","title":{"rendered":"Pfizer\u2019s freedom of thought"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>\u00a0The Blade<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Editorial<\/p>\n<p>Pfizer Inc.\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0the pharmaceutical giant &#8211; has taken a bold stance against the use of its drugs for executions, one that will please many progressive opponents of the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p>The drug company announced the following policy: If a government agency wants Pfizer to supply it with drugs of kinds sometimes used in (or considered for use in) lethal injections, it will have to certify that it is buying the drugs for medical, not punitive, use, and that it won\u2019t resell them. Pfizer also said it will \u201cact upon findings that reveal noncompliance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thus, in practical terms, the policy will function as a ban on the use of Pfizer drugs in executions. . .<strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.toledoblade.com\/Featured-Editorial-Home\/2016\/05\/20\/Pfizer-s-freedom-of-thought.html\" target=\"_blank\">Full Text<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0The Blade Editorial Pfizer Inc.\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0the pharmaceutical giant &#8211; has taken a bold stance against the use of its drugs for executions, one that will please many progressive opponents of the death penalty. 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