Suit Claims Religious Directives Put Women’s Health at Risk
NEW YORK and DETROIT–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2013. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan have filed a lawsuit on behalf of a pregnant woman who miscarried and was denied appropriate medical treatment because the only hospital in her county is required to abide by religious directives. The directives, written by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, prohibited that hospital from complying with the applicable…
