nt pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse. Many believe emergency contraception is abortion, but emergency contraception is simply birth control. Emergency contraception can be taken within five days of intercourse and stops pregnancy by preventing the egg and sperm from implanting. This drug is time sensitive and should be taken as soon as possible after sexual intercourse. Customers can purchase the drug with or without a prescription depending on the state laws but pharmacists are refusing to dispense the drug based on religion and morals. The dispensal of this drug has caused a moral debate throughout the years in many states around the US.
The United States has the highest percentage of unintended pregnancy in the world compared
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Researchers built a survey about pharmacists and provided willingness to dispense medications that sometimes conflict with religious doctrine, 668 pharmacists participated in this survey, 13.2% of pharmacists in total 85 pharmacists stated clearly that they would refuse to dispense at least one medication but are willing to transfer the prescription to another pharmacist, and another 4.5% in total 29 pharmacists stated clearly that they would refuse to fill two or more medications but are willing to transfer them to another pharmacist. There are many pharmacists refusing to dispense medication such as contraception, but willing to transfer the prescription to somewhere else, which is shown in this survey. Area or personal religion beliefs should not affect any patients medication needs. According to the results of the survey, even though many pharmacists stated that they do refuse to dispense medication, they are willing to transfer the prescription to another pharmacist. Therefore, patients should be allowed to choose which pharmacist they prefer, thus meet their medication