Yes, Virginia; there are still a few Christians around who take their religion seriously, seriously enough to let it rule their business instead of the other way round.So, here's my heartiest congratulations to Brent Watson, pharmacy director and owner of Central Coast Pharmacy Specialists in Templeton, California, whose business just celebrated its one-year anniversary as the only pro-life pharmacy in the state!
Watson's business "made the decision – in open defiance to Big Drug and Insurance Companies – to stop issuing birth control pills, the so called 'morning after pill,' and other medication that could be used for an abortion."
"It's not good medicine,” Watson said.
Watson explained that contraceptives are harmful to patients and “block the implantation of early human life. This puts pharmacists in direct conflict with their profession when forced to dispense against their conscience and professional promise to ‘do no harm’ to patients. We want patients to know we are a pro-patient, healing only pharmacy that provides compounded medications individually made to fit the specific needs of each patient one prescription at a time."
According to Watson, the harmful effects of contraceptives are noted even by the FDA, which requires patients to sign a disclosure before taking oral contraceptives.
Watson said that he was proud that his pharmacy could be among the few openly pro-life pharmacies in the nation while many other pharmacists continue to face persecution by employers because of their pro-life views...
