Religion & Law

High court appears to side against doctors in lesbian insemination case
The California Supreme Court indicated during oral arguments yesterday that it would find that doctors can't claim their religious beliefs as a reason to deny medical services to gay, bisexual and lesbian people, The Recorder reported...

"High court hearing pits religious vs. equal rights; Lesbian sued doctors who denied her fertility procedure"
"High court hearing pits religious vs. equal rights; Lesbian sued doctors who denied her fertility procedure": Greg Moran has this article today in The San Diego Union-Tribune. Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko reports that "Court weighs if doctors can not treat lesbian...

Analysis Sees CA Court Rejecting Doctors' Religious Grounds for Discriminating
Writing at law.com, Mike McKee sees California Supreme Court justices delivering a defeat to the doctors who refused to perform an artificial insemination procedure on a lesbian. In a hearing earlier this week, they argued that religious objections should overrule...

"Court to hear insemination case; Lesbian's suit spurred by denial of treatment"
"Court to hear insemination case; Lesbian's suit spurred by denial of treatment": Today in The San Diego Union-Tribune, Greg Moran has an article that begins, "With its historic same-sex marriage ruling still reverberating across the state, the California Supreme Court this week will take up another case – with landmark potential – involving same-sex civil rights and religious freedom...

California Court Debates Doctors' Right to Discriminate on Religious Grounds
The Supreme Court of California today heard arguments on a controversial issue, after a Doctor was sued for refusing to perform an artificial insemination procedure on a lesbian couple...

Benitez v. North Coast Womens Care Medical Group
The California Supreme Court just came down with its decision in this case. This is the case of Guadalupe Benitez, a lesbian woman who, with her partner, decided to get pregnant. After a few failed tries at self-insemination, Benitez visited North Coast Women’s Care Medical Group, whose physicians advised that intrauterine insemination might be necessary for [...

Gay Marriage Laws
Where same sex couples can marry

Placebos Instead of Meds
Nearly Half of US Doctors Involved

Health Insurance
alleging health insurance companies have forced patients to pay more than they should when using doctors and hospitals outside their insurer's networks.

Drug Manufacturer Rebates
Caremark Corp. agrees to pay $38.5 million settlement after convincing doctors to switch drug brands.