01/25/2008

Associated Press

State lawmakers have tabled a bill that would have required druggists to dispense morning-after birth control pills despite any religious objection to abortion.

The sponsor, Sen. Karen Keiser of Kent, says she'll let the issue work its way through the courts. The case is now before a federal appeals court.

Supporters of Keiser's bill say allowing druggist to choose which prescription to fill would lead to patients being denied medication.

The head of the anti-abortion Human Life Washington, Dan Kennedy, says it would be unconstitutional to force pharmacists to fill a Plan B prescription if they have moral objections.

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