According to this April 6 AP report in the Chicago Tribune (for an up-close-and-personal look, see this from the ACLJ), pharmacists in five Illinois pharmacies owned by Luke VanderBleek and Glenn Kosirog can breath a temporary sigh of relief. For now, the pharmacists cannot be forced to go against their conscience by dispensing Plan B, a known abortifacient. According to the article,
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled in December that the pharmacists’ case must be heard. The court decided then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who issued a rule in 2005 ordering pharmacies to dispense the so-called ‘morning-after’ pill, had made statements indicating there would be no exceptions.
You cannot enact a law that targets people because of their religious objection,” [ACLJ Senior Counsel Francis J.] Manion said Monday.
HT: Wesley J. Smith at Secondhand Smoke.
