Michigan Hospital Settles Lawsuit, Pays $410K to Fired Physician Assistant Over Religious Objections to Transgender Care
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University of Michigan Health-West has agreed to pay $410,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by Valerie Kloosterman, a physician assistant who was fired after requesting a religious exemption from referring patients for sex change treatments and using LGBT pronouns. Kloosterman, a Christian, had worked at the hospital for 17 years. The settlement includes damages for Kloosterman and her attorneys, and requires the hospital to create a religious accommodation policy and train employees on it.
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