Hypocrisy File: Democrats and Conscientious Objection

In Illinois, Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich imposed a rule prohibiting pharmacists from refusing to fill prescriptions for emergency contraception. Some Illinois pharmacists were refusing to do so on the grounds of conscientious objection because they believed the drugs induced an abortion and therefore took the life of an innocent human being. Conscientious objection as an exception to the duty to obey the law was used back in the Viet Nam era and back during the era of the underground railroad which assisted runaway slaves. I guess the idea of having such a legal exception has become outdated. Unless of course, the Democrats plan to defend this idea in the future concerning a different issue, such as protesting the war in Iraq. But that would be hypocrisy.