Right-wing medicine

The Washington Post reports on a new trend of states allowing healthcare workers the right to refuse to do certain approved medical procedures if it goes agains their beliefs. This ranges from pharmacists refusing to fill prescriptions to refusing care to gays and lesbians. This has gone too far. There is a legitimate concern that healthcare workers might have to do things or treat people they find objectionable, but it should not be protected even to the extent that it harms people. For example, the morning-after pill has to be taken quickly and time is of the essence. Fundamentalist zealots should not control the prescriptions and be protected. If they refuse to fill the prescription, they should be fired and after a few offences, banned from being a pharmacist. If aspects of their jobs violate their beliefs, there is a simple right they should be guaranteed, the right to quit. Individual morality can determine individual medical decisions, but the right of fundamentalists to push those beliefs on others through their role as doctors and pharmacists should not be guaranteed and those who act otherwise should face the music.