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• W314799471 abstract "Abstract: In Stormans, Inc. v. Selecky,1 a group of Washington pharmacists contended their religious beliefs precluded them from dispensing the drug Plan B, a post-coital emergency contraceptive. They based their argument on rights conferred by the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.2 A United States District Court found in the pharmacists' favor and enjoined enforcement of rules issued by the Washington State Board of Pharmacy requiring pharmacies to deliver medications.3 The Ninth Circuit reversed, finding that the district court erroneously applied a heightened level of scrutiny to a neutral law of general applicability.4 Interestingly, the pharmacists did not bring a claim under the Washington State Constitution, a document that has been interpreted to confer greater protection for free exercise rights than the U.S. Constitution.5 This Comment argues that even under the Washington State Constitution's heightened protection of free exercise, the pharmacists' position in Stormans would ultimately fail. The Board's rules protect public health and accommodate individual religious objections, thereby satisfying the Washington State Supreme Court's strict scrutiny test. INTRODUCTION Pharmacists play a critical role in our society. Our nation is one where medications have become intertwined with many people's daily lives.6 When abused or misused, many of these prescription medications can create serious health problems.7 To manage potential deleterious effects, states license professional pharmacists to handle and dispense medications.8 Consequently, pharmacists have become society's gatekeepers to medicines that individuals can legally obtain from no other source. Many of these medications are controversial.9 Because pharmacists are human beings with their own moral and religious convictions, the prospect of providing certain controversial medications may seem morally reprehensible to some of them. Some pharmacists have been placed in a position where their religious beliefs prohibit dispensing the very medications with which they have been entrusted.10 The health consequences of such a scenario are especially serious when dealing with time-sensitive medications or patients with limited access to health care facilities. The Washington State Board of Pharmacy found this state of affairs to be disconcerting; in 2006, it began drafting new regulations to address the issue.11 The Board solicited numerous comments from pharmacists and advocacy groups.12 Most of these comments concerned the controversial drug Plan B,13 a post-coital emergency contraceptive.14 In the end, the Board adopted two new regulations: (1) an amendment to an existing regulation governing individual pharmacists,15 and (2) a new regulation governing pharmacies.16 The new rules allow individual pharmacists to refuse to distribute medications for religious reasons, but make the pharmacy responsible for ensuring that the drugs are nonetheless dispensed.17 The day before the rules took effect, a group of Washington pharmacists challenged the rules under the Free Exercise Clause of the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment.18 The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington accepted their argument and enjoined enforcement of the rules in Stormans, Inc. v. Selecky}9 On appeal, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed, concluding that because the regulations were neutral and generally applied, the district court erroneously applied heightened scrutiny.20 The pharmacists in Stormans rested their free exercise argument solely on the First Amendment.21 But what if they had based their argument on the Washington State Constitution? In the wake of the Board's recently announced decision to undertake a new rulemaking process,22 the answer to this question is especially relevant. Washington courts have interpreted the Free Exercise Clause of the Washington State Constitution23 to be more protective of free exercise rights than the First Amendment. …" @default.
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• W314799471 title "Article I, Section 11: A Poor Plan B for Washington's Religious Pharmacists" @default.
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