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Albertsons
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Tons of Fascist Fundies have filed lawsuits in Illinois because the good governor there actually believes that ALL citizens have a right to LEGALLY PRESCRIBED medications... including all forms of birth control.

Cue The Fundie Pharmacist!

David Scimio is a pharmacist at Albertsons, a grocery store in Chicago, and a Christian. Mr. Scimio believes that human life is sacred, that life begins at the moment of conception, and that the destruction of a fertilized human ovum ends a human life. Mr. Scimio, consistent with his Christian beliefs, does not dispense emergency contraceptives, such as the "Morning After Pill" or "Plan B." Albertsons accommodated Mr. Scimio's religious beliefs until it was required to order Scimio to comply with Governor Blagojevich's "emergency rule" earlier this month. Under that accommodation, Mr. Scimio would refer patients seeking "Plan B" to another pharmacy less than five hundred yards from his store.

No more Albertsons for me. Ever. "Plan B" is absurd!

The fact that Albertsons CHOSE to deny a single person a legally prescribed prescription drug is way over the line in my book.

Oh, and then there's this, too...

This James Dobson (Infamous Fascist Fundie) email has been making the rounds lately...

Albertsons Agrees to Respect Pharmacists' Right of Conscience

Albertsons Corporation agreed to accommodate its pharmacists' right to refuse to fill prescriptions that violate their religious or moral beliefs. The accommodation came on the heels of a lawsuit filed by attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) and the Christian Legal Society (CLS) against Albertsons and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on behalf of pharmacist David Scimio.

Blagojevich imposed an "emergency rule" stating that a pharmacist "must dispense . . . without delay" contraceptives, including so-called emergency contraceptives such as the "morning after" pill, despite the state's right-of-conscience act.

Steven H. Aden, chief litigation counsel of CLS's Center for Law and Religious Freedom, said the right of conscience is an important component of religious liberty. "Pharmacists should not be forced to fill prescriptions for the 'morning after' abortion pill," he said, "if it violates their conscience."

Shortly after ADF and CLS filed suit, Albertsons distributed a memo to all its Illinois pharmacists stating it would accommodate their right of conscience by permitting them to refer prescriptions to which they conscientiously object to another Albertsons pharmacist or to a competitor.

"We applaud the decision by Albertsons to restore to Mr. Scimio and other Albertsons pharmacists the same rights they had prior to the governor's action," Aden said, "and allow them to be true to their beliefs about the sanctity of human life."

Here's the actionable part...

After moving higher most of the session, Albertsons Inc. slipped 5 cents to $21.45 as the nation's second-largest grocery store chain tripled its quarterly earnings from a year ago. Albertsons credited the addition of the Shaw's chain as well as continued recovery in southern California from last year's grocery worker strike.

I want to see Albertsons' quarterly earnings this time next year... after bloggers spread this story far and wide.

There are a lot more of us than there are of them, Albertsons.

We just don't let you know what we're up to.

Maybe we should.

By the way, my friend Laurel sent me this link:

The New Blacklist
Corporate America is bowing to anti-gay Christian groups'’ boycott demands

by DOUG IRELAND

Spurred on by a biblical injunction evangelicals call "The Great Commission,"” and emboldened by George W. Bush's re-election, which is perceived as a "“mandate from God,"” the Christian right has launched a series of boycotts and pressure campaigns aimed at corporate America and at its sponsorship of entertainment, programs and activities the Christers don'’t like. LINK

Christers.

Scary Fascist Fundies.

Whatever you call them, they're destroying this country, and they're too damned pig ignorant to know it.

As for Albertsons, let them know that they're not living up to their "commitment to diversity."

#7. Build a strong commitment to diversity... constantly striving to build an associate population at every level that mirrors our customer base, while also developing formats and products that meet the diverse needs of our society.

It's time for all people on the Front Side Of The Bell Curve to take action. We ignore the actions of the vocal minority at our own peril.

Make a difference today.

Tell Albertsons what you think... And while you're at it, ask them what's up with their name. Are they just apostrophe-challenged, or is the family name really "Albertsons?"

albertsonscustomercare@albertsons.com