Bigotry in Medicine Is Inexcusable

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The doctors at North Coast Women's Care Medical Group in California had no problem treating Guadalupe Benitez for a medical condition that prevented her from becoming pregnant. But they balked when it came time to perform the artificial insemination procedure that might enable her to actually conceive.

Benitez said two of the doctors said they wouldn't help her because she was a lesbian. The physicians denied that; they said their religious beliefs stopped them from helping any unmarried woman conceive a child.

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Bigotry in Medicine Is Inexcusable

If a lawsuit filed by Benitez proceeds, a jury might eventually sort out the conflicting stories. But the California Supreme Court lent some clarity to the issue last we...

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