A Michigan health care system is accused of wrongfully firing a health care worker who held “religious beliefs about gender and sexuality that are contrary to its agenda,” a federal lawsuit says.
As The Epoch Times reported last week, former physician assistant Valerie Kloosterman had attempted to avoid suing her former employer, University of Michigan Health-West (UM Health-West).
Attorneys from First Liberty Institute, a non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to defending religious freedom, had sent a letter asking Kloosterman’s employer to reinstate her and to discontinue alleged illegal and discriminatory practices.
After that attempt failed, First Liberty filed suit on Oct. 11 in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, alleging constitutional violations. The Epoch Times has contacted UM Health-West for comment about the suit filed in Grand Rapids, Mich….