Patient care and pharmacists' rights are converging in the debate over the morning-after pill.
State Rep. Dan Frankel believes he's found middle ground in legislation that would ensure patients' access to emergency contraceptives while allowing pharmacists to refuse to dispense them based on their personal views against abortion.
According to the legislation, if a pharmacist refuses to fill the prescription, another pharmacist at the store must fill it or transfer it to another nearby pharmacy. The legislation also would ban pharmacists from humiliating or intentionally violating the privacy of customers seeking the prescription.
Violators would face fines of up to $5,000.
Post-Gazette
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