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Conscience clashes: Christian health workers just want to follow their religious beliefs.(HEALTH CARE)

Christianity Today

| March 01, 2009 | Walker, Ken | COPYRIGHT 2003 Christianity Today, Inc. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Pharmacists Glenn Kosirog and Luke Vander Bleek will soon be back in court to argue that they shouldn't be forced to dispense emergency contraception, thanks to a recent Illinois Supreme Court ruling.

The court said the businessmen have the right to legally contest a 2005 order requiring pharmacies to offer the morning-after pill--an order the plaintiffs call a violation of their religious beliefs.

"If we can't make a decision on what drugs we can and cannot give, what rights do we have as U.S. citizens?" asked Kosirog, a member of College Church, a prominent evangelical congregation in Wheaton, Illinois.

In an increasing number of venues, health workers' …

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