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Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Pharmacist fired for beliefs

Quote of the Day: Gene Herr, pharmacist who was fired in Denton, Texas

"This was the worst-case scenario. This was the hardest decision I ever made. The heinousness of a rape is a horrible thing. But I don't think you should punish a child for the sins of the father."

-- Pharmacist Gene Herr, who was fired by a Denton, Texas, drugstore in 2004 after he refused to fill a rape victim's morning-after pill prescription. He was quoted in a recent interview with The Washington Post.

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