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"Let it suffice to say contraception and abortion are the twin-children of a Medusa-like god with vipers on her head that represent a self-centered, anti-child, materialistic, non-theistic quality-of-life mentality that God will not indefinitely suffer as a rival. I believe Matt Trewhella, pastor of Mercy Seat Christian Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, aptly summarized the argument: "We have no God-given right to manipulate God's design for marriage by using birth control. As long as we continue to make 'possessions' and 'self' our god, and as long as we continue to look at children as a diaper bill rather than a blessing, we will never see the Church act in mass against baby-murder." How Rev. Creech equates contraception with "baby murder" is anyones guess, since responsible use of contraception prevents pregnancy, and by extension, abortion. But it doesnt take a genius to see that the Rev. Creechs agenda is to get rid of contraception altogether, since he and Rev. Trewhella believe it "manipulates Gods design for marriage." Which, in their opinion, seems to focus solely on procreation. What he and other evangelical Christians continuously fail to acknowledge, however, is that the United States is a secular country, and is not dominated by Christianity or any other religion. Which means that not every American citizen shares his anti-contraception beliefs, and should not be denied contraceptive methods simply because he or any other Religious Right leader opposes them. With both sides not giving an inch of ground, one has to ask if there is any "right" answer to this dilemma. Both sides of the contraception issue believe theirs is the right one, which leaves everyone with the proverbial stalemate. However, there is a way to help avoid situations where a woman is denied contraception by her regular pharmacist and is forced to seek another who will give her the birth control method she wants. Ironically, it is Pharmacists For Life International that has provided such an alternative; a list of "Pro Life" Pharmacies. At the present time, it is a short one. Anyone who wants to get their prescriptions for oral or other hormonal contraceptives filled only has to visit the P.F.L.I. web site to know which drug stores not to patronize. Of course, the critics will no doubt have plenty to say about attempts by pro-choice consumers to boycott pro-life pharmacies. Whatever verbal ammunition they have in response, I say bring it on. If Pharmacists For Life insists on maintaining their right to refuse contraception to women based on their moral or religious beliefs, we can exercise our right to refuse doing business with them. But honestly, I fail to see what theyd have to complain about. Knowing which pharmacies are pro-life saves women the hassle of making a wasted trip to an establishment that refuses to provide the contraceptives they want, and saves pharmacies on the list from being on the receiving end of many angry complaints. A win-win situation if I ever saw one. AUTHOR: Susan Levine  TAGS: Life world america Family war Love government US time BOOKMARK: Digg it | Add to Del.ICIO | Add to FARK ACTIONS: Comment Save Print Register free acount 
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