Friday, July 11, 2008

Lesbian couple sues BlueCross over denial of spousal health care benefits

Married in Canada, school psychologist, spouse say they were denied their rights
By Gene Warner
NEWS STAFF REPORTER
07/10/08

When a Buffalo lesbian couple was denied spousal health care benefits in February following their marriage in Canada two years ago, BlueCross BlueShield denied their human rights guaranteed under state law, a civil liberties group claims in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

The New York Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit on behalf of Jeanne Kornowicz, a school psychologist in the Cheektowaga Central Schools, and her spouse, Joy Higgins. The couple married in Ontario in April 2006, and they have a 1-year-old daughter, Elizabeth Higgins.

The West Side couple, who have been in a relationship for nearly 10 years, declined to comment, except for a brief statement issued through the civil liberties group. the rest

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