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New Jersey law denies "conscience clause" for pharmacists November 06, 2007
Turning aside pleas for a "conscience clause," the state of New Jersey has enacted a law requiring pharmacists to dispense abortifacient pills, even if doing so violates their consciences.
The sponsor of the bill, Senator Joseph Vitale, explained that while he respecteds the role of individual conscience, it "should not come into play when subjective beliefs conflict with objective medical decisions."
Father Thomas Euteneuer, the president of Human Life International, countered: "When a state rejects the protection of individual consciences, that state loses its soul."
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