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a pediatrician in Michigan refused to care for the daughter of one married couple in Michigan, Jami and Krista Contreras, because the girl had two moms.

As was the doctor's right to do. Another doctor saw the baby and the doctor didn't make a big deal out of refusing...she wasn't even at the office...she was very professional...but yeah...of course they had to sue to force someone to go against their religious beliefs. That harms no one for them to see another doctor.

 "After much prayer following your prenatal, I felt that I would not be able to develop the personal patient-doctor relationships that I normally do with my patients," the letter read. "We do not keep prenatal information once we have our meetings so I had no way to contact you. I should have spoken with you directly that day...please know that I believe that God gives us free choice and I would never judge anyone based on what they do with that free choice."

  Vesna Roi

It turns out Roi has free choice, too. In the state of Michigan, there are no laws that protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families from discrimination. "Under current Michigan law, a doctor has an absolute right to refuse medical treatment on the basis of sexual orientation," legal analyst Charlie Langton told CBS Detroit.

The American Medical Association says that while physicians cannot refuse to care for patients based on sexual orientation, doctors can decline to provide a specific treatment sought by an individual if it is "incompatible with the physician's personal, religious, or moral beliefs."

Roi told the Detroit Free Press that she could not comment on the family's case, citing federal privacy laws. But she emphasized how much she cares for her patients. "My life is taking care of the babies," Roi told the paper. "I love my families, my patients. I love my kids. And I have become very close with all my patients."

 

 

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