Why should pharmacists be able to decide which prescriptions they fill and which they don't ("Target pharmacies can refuse to give out birth control," Nov. 28)?

Can teachers choose which students they teach? Can engineers decide to use the bridges they build? Do farmers decide who gets to eat the cheese they produce? Can a bus driver tell certain passengers to get off the bus? The answer to these questions is clearly no for one reason: These are professionals doing their jobs.

It is ridiculous that a professional can opt to refuse to do his or her job on the basis of personal convictions. A job is a job; a pharmacist is paid to fill prescriptions, not to make personal decisions.