Gay discrimination vs. religious freedom in Benitez insemination suit
Gay discrimination vs. religious freedom in Benitez insemination suit Lesbian Guadalupe Benitez wanted to be a mom and found herself in a complicated legal battle. Benitez (right), shown with her partner of 15 years Joanne and son Gabriel, sued her doctors and the North Coast Women's Care Medical Group in Vista, California, after they refused to perform artificial insemination on her because she's gay. Strong religious convictions prohibited them from doing so. The case, now awaiting a hearing at the 4th District Court of Appeals in San Diego, hinges on a conflict between the private religious beliefs of physicians and the state's anti-discrimination laws. Lawyers for Benitez argue that the doctors' stance, if allowed as a defense in court, would create a huge loophole in the Unruh Act, a state law requiring businesses to treat all people equally.�[Date: 09-Aug-05 ]
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