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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, On April 1, 2005, Governor Rod Blagojevich filed |
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| an emergency rule requiring pharmacies that sell |
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| contraceptives to fill prescriptions for birth control without |
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| delay; and
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| WHEREAS, As part of that emergency rule, if the |
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| contraceptive, or a suitable alternative, is not in stock, the |
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| pharmacy must order or obtain the contraceptive or, if the |
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| patient prefers, transfer the prescription to another local |
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| pharmacy of the patient's choice or return it to the patient; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The right of conscience is fundamental to the |
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| right of freedom of religious expression; and
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| WHEREAS, The Health Care Right of Conscience Act protects |
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| and respects a health care professional's right of conscience; |
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| under this Act, a pharmacist may refuse to issue prescriptions |
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| for abortifacients and contraceptives based upon his or her |
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| beliefs; and
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| WHEREAS, There are pharmacists who practice in Illinois |
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| only because the State has a Health Care Right of Conscience |
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| Act; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we urge the Governor to suspend the emergency rule filed April |
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| 1, 2005 requiring pharmacies that sell contraceptive to fill |
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| prescriptions for birth control without delay; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the Governor.
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