Can Religious Hospitals Deny Trans People Care?

Published: Sept. 6, 2023, 7:34 p.m.

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Michigan expanded its civil rights law this spring to protect sexual orientation and gender identity. But now there\'s this big unanswered question: are religious organizations exempt from those laws? And does that mean religious hospitals and clinics can deny people medical care, specifically people from the transgender community?

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