My Dad ran the local blood bank and was always being asked to give talks 
to every worthy group -- Church Mothers' Unions were his forte as I 
recall. Our little family joke was that he had been invited to the one 
for the Jehovah's Witnesses.

Sally

Keith Maxwell wrote:

>The Onion recently published the shocking revelation that a Christian
>Science pharmacist refuses to fill any prescriptions at all (presumably on
>religious grounds). 
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>Link: http://www.theonion.com/content/index
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>School of Business and Leadership
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>University of Puget Sound
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>From: Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk
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>I've been asked about free speech in the workplace.  Specifically, how much
>discretion to physicians have in integrating their religious beliefs in
>their hospital practice?  I've done some searching all I find are law
>reviews on abortion.
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>For example, can a physician recommend prayer to his patients?  Can a
>hospital reprimand a physician for doing so?  Can a physician refuse to
>perform certain procedures on religious grounds without fear of retribution?
>Does the "religious accommodation" area apply here?  Does the First
>Amendment apply at all even though it involves a non-state actor hospital?
>What if the hospital does have a government affliation?  If anyone out there
>could at least point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it.
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>Robert C. Bird
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>Assistant Professor
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>University of Connecticut
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>email: [log in to unmask]
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