- I would have thought a doctor's ethical obligation would be to treat a patient irrespective of their race and/or sexual orientation. Apparently, in some states in the US like Michigan such conduct is not illegal as it is not included in Michigan’s anti-discrimination Civil Rights Act.
- Sitting in the pediatrician's office with their 6-day-old daughter, the two moms couldn't wait to meet the doctor they had picked out months before. The Roseville pediatrician — one of many they had interviewed — seemed the perfect fit: She took a holistic approach to treating children. She used natural oils and probiotics. And she knew they were lesbians.
- But as Jami and Krista Contreras sat in the exam room, waiting to be seen for their newborn's first checkup, another pediatrician entered the room and delivered a major blow: The doctor they were hoping for had a change of heart. After "much prayer," she decided that she couldn't treat their baby because they are lesbians. See the doctor's letter of apology here.
- Source: freep.com
This is a child we are talking about though.
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