Atheist Age

God before contraception – and ethics, professionalism, training…

How wonderful to see a conscientious pharmacist nudged into a semblance of responsibility by his conscious. Regrettably, Trevor Dal Broi will continue selling liquid diets presently under investigation by consumer groups and the Health Department. These diets have been described as “disgraceful and irresponsible” by Choices panel of experts. Also, independent dietitians reject these scams whilst the people who profit in monetary fashion insist they offer merely another vital health service. He will continue to convince pregnant women and children these liquid diets are sound nutrition for them – in dissonance to national guidelines.

He will also continue selling unproven and dangerous “alternative medicine products”. These products do not have any therapeutic capability. They have failed phase one of the standard four phase trial regime employed to ensure Australians do not ingest dangerous compounds. Hence in the spirit of competition we’ve settled on “alternative medicine” as opposed to “useless or dangerous medicine”. But, just as only the silly would take a bottle of sleeping pills to fall asleep then indeed only the extra silly would fail to exercise caution with junk of unknown – indeed varying – concentration.

Fortunately, our Catholic and morally tuned Mr. Dal Broi has no compunction about taking money from ill and vulnerable customers. His sale of $100 “detox kits” is labelled as a bargain, despite the fact as a trained pharmacist he is aware these “kits” do not do anything other than top up his till. He is more than aware that the liver, kidneys and gut play a primary role alongside the immune and lymph system in removing any “toxins” – a buzz word itself – from the body. Now that the “Wellness Industry” is plainly a boom industry, pharmacists insist that monetary profit is their just due.

Despite demands and pleas for all pharmacists to cease selling 19th century voodoo junk such as ear candles, and the reality of harm and injury from a.) the unregulated and uncontrolled compounds alone and b.) the interaction with real medicine, Mr. Dal Broi profits from sale of this junk and reserves his right to enjoy a capitalistic opportunity. Despite the fact he will sell an alternative product then fill a prescription that ensures both products will combine to injure his customers, he is not prepared to reveal this to customers. Besides as we noted recently religion and healing make groovy bed-fellows.

He will not however, sell those wicked contraceptions like condoms, the pill or RU-486. His religious beliefs forbid him placing his soul at risk despite the fact he willingly risks the lives of innocent people daily.

If you happen to live nearby or are unfortunate enough to have been within vibration distance of the magic energy crystals he also sells instead of contraceptive and STD preventative products, take action. Boycott the greed and power-mongering that is “religious exemption” and demand that human beings accept, care for and above all respect the lives of others.

Yeah, I’m a heathen alright, but even I now Jesus would have up-ended his flashy sidewalk displays faster than the tables of sacrilegious temple lurking money lenders. When Christians become the least “Christian” amongst us, using religion to rationalise upon innocents their own deep seated sexual oppressiveness, it must be time to call stumps on this 1600 year old lie.

© The Sunday Telegraph:

A PHARMACIST in western NSW has banned the sale of condoms, the contraceptive and morning-after pill because it is against his beliefs as a Catholic.

In a move that has angered health experts, Griffith pharmacist  Trevor Dal Broi has refused to sell the oral contraceptive pill, the morning-after pill and condoms, referring customers to other chemists in the area.

Mr Dal Broi, who runs the East Griffith Pharmacy, told The Sunday Telegraph he was strictly against the use of artificial contraception.

“As a practising Catholic, it is my obligation to accept the official teaching of the Catholic Church against the use of artificial contraception,” he said.

“When I dispense an oral contraceptive pill I will ask the lady to sit at our counselling desk where I explain that there is a leaflet in the box regarding our pharmacy policy on the pill.

“It explains that I accept the teachings of the Catholic Church against the use of artificial contraception, and asks the lady to respect my view on the use of artificial contraception and have it filled elsewhere next time if it is being taken for contraceptive purposes.”

Mr Dal Broi said the pharmacy would continue to dispense the pill to women taking it for other medical purposes, such as painful or irregular periods, and hormonal and skin problems.

Family Planning NSW CEO Ann Brassil said contraceptive options should not be taken away by a health-care professional’s personal beliefs.

“We strongly believe contraception should be freely available at all pharmacies,” she said.

A spokesman for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia said individual pharmacies were entitled to sell, or not sell, any product or medication they liked: “Pharmacists, like anyone, are entitled to hold ethical, religious or moral views.”

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