Stone Age Chronicles

Supporters contend the bill (LB461) simply gives health care professionals, such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists and counselors, the right to follow their consciences.

Pharmacists, for example, would not be required to provide birth control pills or a morning-after pill or to refer patients to another pharmacy.

Opponents say the measure would open up a Pandora’s box of problems far beyond abortion or birth control.

Omaha Sen. Pete Pirsch named the measure his priority bill in late February, giving it some chance of debate on the floor of the Legislature if it gets out of Judiciary Committee.

Yet another state trying to make it legal to refuse medical services for “moral” reasons. Ugh.

So far it’s still in committee, so +1 to Nebraska.