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Grins

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9. This is another example of breaking the Doctor-Patient covenant.

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Thu Aug 14, 2025, 10:42 PM

Aug 14

To use a religious word, the Doctor-Patient confidentiality and covenant bond is SACRED! Secured in oaths and in the binding ethics in every state’s code of conduct, and certification as legal members of the medical profession that allows them to practice medicine. Violate it - and you can lose your medical license, your career - and worse!

Here we have an agenda-driven 3rd party going after another 3rd party, to come between a patient and a doctor and block dispensing a legal Rx because it offends them.

It’s bad enough doctors and patients have to fight insurance companies. Now they have to fight pharmacies, too.

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Costco Forgoes Sale of Abortion Pill, Emboldening Religious Groups [View all] lostincalifornia Aug 14 OP

Eff Costco...nt wcmagumba Aug 14 #1

costco was not previously selling this pill. where's the outrage over that nt msongs Aug 14 #2

I don't think the article said that. It said that Costco wasn't seeing a demand for it. Regardless, the difference lostincalifornia Aug 14 #3

Costco chickened out wolfie001 Aug 14 #6

Whatever the reason, you are correct, they chickened out most likely because they thought they would lose lostincalifornia Aug 14 #13

Yep! wolfie001 Aug 15 #14

I don't know what that means, myself. My local has accommodated me for OTC requests.... Hekate Aug 14 #12

Maybe they're pulling a Claude Rains like in "Casablanca" wolfie001 Aug 15 #15

Boo! Clouds Passing Aug 14 #4

Hey, Christians? USS_Dauntless Aug 14 #5

Isn't it wonderful that the woman wasn't voted for? mcar Aug 14 #7

Costco is a miserable experience! BidenRocks Aug 14 #8

This is another example of breaking the Doctor-Patient covenant. Grins Aug 14 #9

That's sad, Costco is a good corporate citizen for the most part V850i Aug 14 #10

I am a member. Don't bother telling me to quit -- this is a deviation from their customary decency ... Hekate Aug 14 #11

They never sold it in the first place! bif Aug 16 #16