Monday, August 18, 2008

State high court to rule in local civil rights case

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/08/18//news/sandiego//zc7ad298357ea8aee882574a70004b1d1.txt

[North County Times] 18 Aug 2008--The California Supreme Court is scheduled to rule Monday in a North County case that pits religious freedoms against protection from discrimination.

The question before the court is whether doctors can cite religious beliefs in refusing to provide a nonemergency treatment to gays and lesbians. The case, a clash of civil rights, has landmark potential that could reverberate throughout the state.

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