“When third-generation pharmacist Mike Koelzer learned from a cousin that birth-control pills had an abortifacient mechanism, he was torn between two fathers. On the one hand, the 20-something nominal Catholic was confident that his dad, the owner of Kay Pharmacy in Grand Rapids, Mich., knew what he was doing. In his eyes, Dad certainly had all the answers when it came to the family business. On the other hand, he sensed that this wasn’t right in the eyes of the Church and wanted to honor his heavenly Father.”
A recent article in the National Catholic Register examined the challenges facing pharmacists who conscientiously reject dispensing drugs that violate their religious beliefs.
To access the complete article, please visit:
National Catholic Register: Pro-Life Pharmacists Stand Up for Their Beliefs (20 JAN 13)
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