Pro-life Nurse Wins 'Conscience' Case
Melanie Hunter, CNSNews.com
Saturday, June 1, 2002
A pro-life nurse has won her lawsuit against a California health clinic that fired her after she refused to give patients the "morning-after" pill, because it prevents a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus.
A federal jury in California has awarded Michele Diaz $47,000, an amount that includes back pay and emotional damages. The Virginia-based American Center for Law & Justice, which represented Diaz, said the verdict "sends a very clear message that the conscience rights of employees must be respected by employers everywhere."
Riverside County, which operates the tax-funded health clinic, said it would petition for a new trial, according to a report in the Washington Times.
The jury found Riverside County guilty of infringing on Diaz's freedom of speech and religion, and it said the county didn't offer reasonable accommodation for her religious beliefs.
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