Judge issues restraining order against State of IL to stop forcing pharmacists to sell morning-after pill
On April 2, former IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich was indicted on 16 federal felony charges.
On April 3, an IL judge issued a temporary restraining order against the state on behalf of 2 pharmacists to stop enforcing a 2005 executive order by the abortion industry’s former go-to guv forcing pharmacists to fill prescriptions for the morning-after pill whether they had moral qualms or not.
The MAP may cause abortions.
According to an American Center for Law and Justice press statement today:
In issuing the Order, Judge John Belz found that… Luke VanderBleek and Glenn Kosirog – 2 pharmacists who own 5 pharmacies between them – were “likely to succeed” on the merits of their claim that the regulation violates the IL Health Care Right of Conscience Act. A hearing on the pharmacists’ request for a permanent injunction will be held sometime in June.
[HT: LifeSiteNews.com]
The MAP may cause abortions.
This is just a lie. The morning after pill has no effect on a pregnancy.
Good.
Now the next step is making sure those stupid signs mandated by state law to be posted in all Illinois pharmacies letting people know about Blagojevich’s Edict will be taken down.
GOOD!!! Finally a judge who knows what he’s doing!
This is just a lie. The morning after pill has no effect on a pregnancy.
Posted by: reality at April 6, 2009 3:48 PM
Great! So they don’t need it then.
Planned Parenthood is OUTRAGEOUS!
THEY ARE THE NAZIS OF THE 21ST CENTURY.
Reality: “The morning after pill has no effect on a pregnancy”
What he means here is that the MAP only prevents implantation and therefore does not cause an abortion as it is currently defined. It still does in fact violate the right to life for a human though, so it is still morally unacceptable. Additionally, it would cause abortion by the old definition of pregnancy as defined for hundreds of years up till the 60’s/70’s. Of course. the issue is just semantics as the term abortion as used here is obviously meant as the destruction of the preborn human.
This has nothing to do with the pill, but:
Help us out! Do the right thing and help someone other than yourselves out!
…said Planned Parenthood.
Oliver,
You’re not exactly correct about MAP.
Its main function is to prevent ovulation. Another is to prevent fertilization by increasing the thickness of the lining in the uterine wall, thus making it harder for sperm to swim to the egg.
The thing about preventing implantation of the preembryo is not even certain since there have been studies that show that there are no differences in pregnancy rates between taking the MAP and not taking it after you’ve ovulated.
Thank you Judge John Belz of Illinois.
This is separation of church and State, When the state wants to mandate the morality and activity of the church, it has crossed the line. This is a rule from President Bush that Obama wants to void.
This is just a lie. The morning after pill has no effect on a pregnancy.
Posted by: reality at April 6, 2009 3:48 PM
Great! So they don’t need it then.
Posted by: Kristen at April 6, 2009 4:16 PM LOL, Kristen. Right!! Then why do women need it?? What purpose does it serve? Pull it!
Our narcissistic, sociopathic ex-gov parlayed his political power into millions of dollars in a number of ways, many of which we have read about as this scandal has unfolded.
One thing the media has not reported is Blago’s obsession with anything that would appeal to the radical left’s abortion rights agenda. Blago tapped a rich vein of contributions that flowed into his coffers everytime he authored an executive order or promoted causes near and dear to the pro-aborts. When he rolled out the executive order to deny pharmicists their conscience rights he was flanked by a who’s who of abortion rights advocates. He was their hero, and having no conscience he knew what to do to keep the contributions flowing. He cared for not a thing but himself and anything that would sustain his ambitions. If denying pharmacists their conscience rights meant he would gain contributions and accolades of acclaim from fellow travelers and media bigs, than surely doing more of the same again and again would result in even more gains.
Blago’s rise to power in Illinois shows how corrupt the system is here. He was not thoroughly vetted by the MSM during the campaigns leading to his election and re-election because the MSM is on the same page with most of the Illinois politicians. It is a systemic problem, with a parade of jailed governors to show for it. It would not surprise many political observers in Illinois if the dogged prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald ends up getting assigned elsewhere by the Obama administration for fear of the damage he could cause to the club of insiders if he keeps on connecting the dots.
The pregnant woman consents, though not always fully informed, but the prenatal child, though never consenting, is fully informed of the violent act of abortion.
yor bro ken
Oliver said that well. To put it in even simpler, hopefully unbiased language (a girl can try!), if you believe life begins at conception, then the morning after pill causes an abortion by preventing implantation, as the uterus sheds its lining, imitating a period. If you believe pregnancy begins at implantation, then by preventing implantation you simply prevent pregnancy rather than cause an abortion.