Anti-B.C. Pharmacies Don’t Just Serve Anti-B.C.’ers

You know,
I support private pharamacies’ bids to not provide birth control of any kind on the grounds of the pharmacists’ beliefs.
(Yes, I know there are many who argue they shouldn’t have gotten into the business to begin with, sort of like a very conservative Orthodox Jew or Muslim who believes in segregation of the sexes should not become a flight attendant).
But I caveat:
(1) By statute, there must be three standard pharmacies in town for every one such “Pro-Life” (i.e. pro-increased abortion, pro-acne, pro-birth-defected kids of other drug users, and pro-“hormonal” and gynecological issues) pharmacy.
(2) In small towns and rural areas that can only support one pharmacy, these pharmacies cannot set up shop.
I know I should be thinking of more. Care to help?
Oh, and one more thing: Wanna bet that most of these pharmacies’ customers are NOT fellow Anti-B.C.ers but women who have little other access (i.e. this is the closest chemist’s to their house or work and they don’t have a car for easy access i.e. rural women i.e. poor women)?

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