https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2012/02/22/federal-judge-strikes-a-blow-against-regulatory-fascism/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 04:30:41 -0400<![CDATA[Via the Becket Fund (.pdf) we are informed that a Federal Judge (the same judge who ruled in 2010 that DADT was unconstitutional and ordered an openly gay service member reinstated to the military) has struck down Washington state pharmacy regulations that can only accurately be described as fascistic. The regulations in question declared that no pharmacy in the State of Washington was permitted to refuse to dispense Plan B on conscience grounds. That&#8217;s it; no requirement that the pharmacy be state funded (pharmacies, unlike hospitals, generally manage just fine without nurturing from the government teat), just a blanket law that you cannot refuse to dispense Plan B on conscience grounds. Keep in mind, you can refuse to dispense it because of business reasons (it&#8217;s not profitable, no reliable source of supply), just not for conscience ones. The Becket Fund notes concerning the regulations:]]>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:41:16 -0500<![CDATA[Leon H. Wolf]]>https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2012/02/22/federal-judge-strikes-a-blow-against-regulatory-fascism-n42328