Freedom of Religion or Discrimination?
Doctors Cite Religion When Refusing to Perform Medical Procedure on a Lesbian
By LAURA PARKER, USA Today
August 3, 2007

When does the freedom to practice religion become discrimination?

The California Supreme Court is being asked to answer that question when it hears a legal dispute between a lesbian mom and two doctors who refused to artificially inseminate her for religious reasons.

The first-of-its-kind case is shaping up as one of the most controversial before the court in years. The court has not set a date to hear the case, but more than 40 groups already have filed briefs asking to be heard.

The court is being asked to decide how to accommodate a physician's religious views without violating California's anti-discrimination laws. the rest