Lesbian’s Insemination Suit Upheld
A state appellate court ruled Tuesday that a woman has the right to sue her doctor for refusing to help her conceive a child through artificial insemination.
Lupita Benitez, a lesbian, plans to proceed with her civil rights suit against the doctor, who said it was against her Christian beliefs to help a homosexual become pregnant.
The 4th District Court of Appeal overturned the trial court, which originally dismissed Benitez’s lawsuit against Christine Z. Brody and her medical group.
Benitez went to another doctor and now has a 1-year-old son.
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