Chicago Tribune - Appeals Court Sides With Pharmacists in Emergency Contraceptives Case

By Deborah L. Shelton, Chicago Tribune

An Illinois appellate court on Friday ruled in favor of two pharmacists who objected to filling prescriptions for emergency contraceptives, commonly known as "the morning-after pill," because they said it violated their religious beliefs. . .

The decision "was a big victory for our clients," said Francis Manion, an attorney for the pharmacists and senior counsel at the American Center for Law and Justice, a public interest and religious liberties law firm. . .

"This was the latest affirmative that the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act really means what it says," Manion said. "It provides the broadest protections for the rights of conscience of health care professionals of any law in the country. It strikes an appropriate balance between the rights of people to have access to medical care and … the rights of people who object … to being coerced into violating their conscience.". .

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