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Some patients won't see nurses of different race
DETROIT (AP) — It's been called one of medicine's "open secrets" — allowing patients to refuse treatment by a doctor or nurse of another race. In the latest example, a white man with a swastika tattoo insisted that black nurses not be...
Tags: Justice System, Health and Safety at School, Detroit Free Press, Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing
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Bill for tougher Ind. abortion pill law advances
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana clinics that provide only abortion drugs would face the same requirements as those where surgical abortions are performed under a proposal approved Wednesday by a state legislative committee. The bill approved by the...Tags: General Practitioners, Planned Parenthood, Politics, Abortion, Human Rights
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Proposed change in Scouts' gay policy alarms some church sponsors
NEW YORK (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America's proposed move away from its no-gays membership policy has alarmed some of the religious organizations that charter 70 percent of all scouting units. Mormon and Roman Catholic leaders, whose churches...Tags: Boy Scouts of America, Minority Groups, Religion and Belief
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Amid Boy Scout turmoil, other groups hope to grow
NEW YORK (AP) — With the Boy Scouts of America entangled in a furor over its ban on gays, lesser-known youth organizations across the ideological spectrum see an opportunity. They wonder if the turmoil might prompt some families to give them a...Tags: Youth Organizations, New York City, Boy Scouts of America, Minority Groups, New Products
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Lawsuit pending on domestic partner benefits ban
DETROIT (AP) — People who lost domestic partner benefits under a 2011 Michigan law say they're feeling the pinch as they wait months for a judge to decide whether the ban affecting public school and local government employees is unconstitutional....
Tags: Justice System, Government, Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at School, Labor Legislation
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Opponents denounce call for anti-gay prom in Indiana
SULLIVAN, Ind. (AP) — A quiet Indiana community known for its parks and corn festival has become the latest setting for the debate over gay rights and bullying after several area residents, including some high schoolers, proposed holding a non-...
Tags: Students, Health and Safety at School, Minority Groups, Customs and Tradition, Gays and Lesbians
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Record BLT in LaPorte County disputed
WSBT-TV CorrespondentLAPORTE – What was billed as a record bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich built in La Porte over the weekend is now being disputed by a group laying official claim to the longest BLT. The World Record Academy said the 364 foot two inches long...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Sandwiches
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NM abortion complaint highlights privacy concerns
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A woman from New York came to New Mexico to terminate her pregnancy at one of the nation's four late-term abortion clinics after she found out the fetus she had been carrying for more than eight months had severe brain...Tags: Interior Policy, Justice System, Abortion, Cesarean Section, Personal Data Collection
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Michigan legislature sees new abortion-related proposals
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan legislature is seeing new abortion-related proposals that would prohibit some insurance coverage of the procedures and mandate ultrasound examinations. The Detroit News reports (http://bit.ly/14UtGRs ) Thursday...Tags: The Detroit News, Abortion, Insurance, Medical Procedures and Tests, Rick Snyder
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Ind. mayor holds same-sex 'wedding' for 13 couples
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The mayor of Bloomington presided over a symbolic "wedding" ceremony for 13 same-sex couples to protest a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in Indiana. The couples held hands on a stage during the...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Family, Marriage
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National Cathedral to host 1st same-sex weddings
WASHINGTON — The Washington National Cathedral, where the nation gathers to mourn tragedies and celebrate new presidents, will soon begin hosting same-sex marriages. Cathedral officials tell The Associated Press the church will be among the...
Tags: West Point, Martin Luther King Jr., Human Rights, Minority Groups, Gay Rights
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Judge dismisses Notre Dame lawsuit regarding birth control mandate
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the University of Notre Dame challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requiring employers to provide birth-control coverage. The lawsuit, filed...Tags: Justice System, Family Planning, Judges, Religion and Belief, Politics
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