Washington Considering "Pharmacists Refusal' Proposal

Getting a prescription filled is pretty straight-forward. Take the doctor's slip into the pharmacy and get the medication.

But some pharmacists are stepping up and saying they won't fill prescriptions on moral grounds.

The debate centers around the so-called morning after pill, or Plan B.

It's emergency contraception meant to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex.

Pharmacists who object to Plan B want to be able to deny filling a prescription on moral, ethical or religious beliefs.

"Pharmacists have to have a right to exercise their conscience in these morally troubling situations. I believe it's a right we get as being citizens of the United States," says Bellevue pharmacist C.J. Kahler.

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