Does God Trump California?

In what shall drive people on both sides of the issue crazy, the California Supreme Court has decided to take up the Lesbian Fertility Case.

Guadalupe Benitez went to two fertility specialists for artificial insemination. They refused to treat her, because she is a lesbian and not married (she is in a Domestic Partnership). They argued their religious beliefs exempts them from California’s civil rights laws.

And that is the larger issue, one which has been popping up again in again in medicine (and elsewhere): Can people chose not to treat (or serve) people merely because their personal religious views?

It should be noted that, from what I understand, Ms. Benitez chose this clinic because it had contracted with her health insurance provider. Also, the clinic treated her for 11 months before stopping.

Here is the Lambda Legal page on the case.