The official statements of the medical associations in the article state: “It is difficult to understand any justification for charging any well-intentioned physician in this situation with a criminal offense.” As there is clearly no legal justification, the only justification in sight is progressive identity politics attacking a "white-adjacent" physician.
Basically, the more categories of historically marginalized people groups an individual belongs to, the more acceptable that person is, the more of a voice they’re allowed to have, and the more laudable it is to favor that person (and the more unacceptable it is to fail to favor that person regardless of the circumstances).
This doctor apparently “failed” to favor the right people. The progressive calculus around the case is all about “who”, and it intentionally excludes what, when, where, why, or how.
The problem she had with his decision was that he was “favoring” certain people in an unfair and illegal way — a conclusion that could only be reached by disregarding every question about the incident except “who”. That approach finds its origin in modern progressivism, where the only truth that matters is “who”.
The DA (she) charged the pharmacist (him), because he favored non-blacks. What is the "who" refer to? What's modern progressivism? What's its origin?