,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hcff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bj1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,burchett introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to protect the religious       
freedom of pharmacists choosing not to  
dispense or sell abortion-inducing      
drugs4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,pharmacists ,ethical   
,autonomy and ,religious ,liberties ,act
 or the ,,pearl ,act4  #b4 ,religious   
freedom protection for pharmacists      
choosing not to dispense or sell        
abortion-inducing drugs  7a7 ,in general
 ,notwithstanding any other law1 a      
pharmacist 7including a pharmacist      
employed by a private business or       
government agency7 shall not be required
 to dispense or sell1 nor be subject to 
any punishment 7including revocation of 
a license to practice pharmacy or the   
withdrawal of ,federal funding7 for     
choosing not to dispense or sell1 the   

drugs mifepristone and misoprostol for  
abortion services1 if such dispensing or
 sale would conflict with the sincerely 
held religious beliefs of the           
pharmacist4  7b7 ,private right of      
action ,a pharmacist who is required to 
dispense or sell1 or is punished for    
choosing not to dispense or sell1 the   
drugs mifepristone and misoprostol for  
abortion services in violation of       
subsection 7a7 may bring a civil action 
in ,federal district court for          
injunctive relief against the person    
imposing such requirement or punishment4
  7c7 ,pharmacist defined ,the term     
pharmacist means a person licensed by a 
,state to practice pharmacy1 including  
the dispensing and selling of           
prescription drugs4