Pharmacists in an increasing number of instances have refused to fill prescriptions for such things as contraceptives. Their failure to perform their jobs stems–on the surface–from a dilemma they face regarding patients’ rights versus their cultist moral beliefs. Some druggists have even cited the “conscience clause,” an exception that most states have in place for [...]
When publisher Holt, Rinehart Winston proposed a textbook that used line drawings to show girls how to conduct a self-examination for breast cancer, conservatives on the Texas Board of Education were enraged. Even more damning, the book’s policy of abstinence-first was met with wide disapproval. Meanwhile, Glencoe McGraw-Hill’s own textbook, which contained no information about [...]
A dozen or so Imax theaters in the American South have decided against showing documentaries that present information threatening to the beliefs of christian fundamentalists. A survey taken from a sample audience revealed that some of them had adverse reactions to information. “Galápagos” (1999) takes viewers to depths of 3000 feet with scientists studying “the [...]