Well, that’s debatable. Is it against the law to “hurt feelings”? No. But are there laws that punish offenders for offending citizens? Yes. Sexual harassment laws for one. Hate crime law. Also, decency laws. I draw no direct argument from any of the aforementioned examples, but there are precedents for laws preventing offense to private citizens.

Let’s not forget that the plaintiff in this case argued that she had to go outside of her employer’s health plan in order to receive successful medical treatment, forcing her to pay more for services than a heterosexual patient would have had to. I haven’t read the brief, but I would not be surprised to see this as one of the underlying reasons for the court’s decision.

The clinic probably should have considered what medical plans it would and would not have accepted, or at least offered some sort of disclaimer as to who it would provide services for and what those services would include. Otherwise, it should have expected clients of either sexual orientation and/or a discrimination lawsuit upon refusal to service homosexual customers/patients.

By the way, if these doctors were Jewish or Muslim, I think there would’ve been a ’slightly’ different attitude from the court.

And last I checked, offending someone is not against the law. Show me where it is against the law and I’ll gladly take it back. Goodness knows, the courts don’t mind offending those that hold Judeo-Christian values.

Now, I realize this is about doctors refusing to serve an individual. But, this is a service that is not necessary for sustaining life, and they can find someone else to perform the service.

Also, arguing that the doctors didn’t brand her “a dirty queer” and legitimizing a comparison between homosexual individuals to criminals is contradictory.

Regardless of personal moral convictions, a homosexual person does not break the law for being homosexual. Drawing false parallels based only on personal morals without considering the legal context and implications hurts our ability to have a substantive discussion and do not help your argument.

What this woman really wanted was money.