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Michigan’s License to Discriminate invoked as pediatrician turns away the newborn child of a gay couple

By Mark | February 21, 2015

During the Michigan legislature’s lame duck session last December, as you might recall, our elected representatives in the House passed something called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which, if signed into law, would give Michiganders of faith (whatever that means) the freedom to discriminate against those they feel to be unworthy in the eyes of […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Uncategorized | Also tagged Bay Contreras, compassion, denial of service, discrimination, Eastlake Pediatrics, gay rights, HB 5958, homophobia, Jami Contreras, Jase Bolger, Jesus, Jim Crow, Krista Contreras, lesbians, pediatricians, prayer, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Roseville, Vesna Roi | 124 Comments

New legislation in the Michigan Senate would empower health care workers to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation and religion

By Mark | December 4, 2012

It has been reported by Think Progress that a Republican member of the Michigan Senate by the name of John Moolenaar has authored a bill that would protect health care professionals who choose to discriminate against those whom they find objectionable for either their “religious beliefs, moral convictions, or ethical principles”. The intended target, it […]