The personal dignity of the embryo as the basis for the pharmacist’s refusal to sell emergency contraception

Abstract

A group of pharmacists is calling for regulation of the applicability of the conscience clause when refusing to sell agents classified as emergency contraception. In the article it is shown that the proper reason for refusing to sell emergency contraception agents should be the implementation of the constitutional meta-axiology of human dignity, not the axiology of freedom of conscience. The proper implementation of legal dogmatics, which shows human dignity as a source of freedoms and rights, including freedom of conscience, should be applied. Personal dignity, which is inherent, inalienable, inviolable, equal, universal, and which is the foundation of the legal order, should be a sufficient reason for a pharmacist’s refusal to sell means classified as emergency contraception.