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Four states authorize pharmacists to refuse to dispense contraceptives and a dozen more states are considering similar bills, while a few are threatening to go the other way. Senators Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Rick Santorum (R-PA), and John Kerry (D- MA) have introduced the Workplace Religious Freedom Act, which would offer some federal protection for dissenting pharmacists.

Few agree on all of these issues: I oppose abortion but see no moral objection to contraception or sterilization. Some people support or oppose all three. Government should leave employers, employees, and consumers free to sort out who provides what service to whom.

Public officials should remember the virtues of neutrality. The best way to avoid social conflict is to respect everyone's conscience whenever possible. That's what free choice should mean in a liberal democracy like our own.

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