VALERIE KLOOSTERMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL, ET AL., Defendants-Appellees. ______________________
Kloosterman v. University of Michigan Health System: Physician assistant was terminated for refusing to use “preferred pronouns.” NCBC, Catholic Medical Association, the National Association of Catholic Nurses, USA , et al., filed an amicus brief in support of conscience rights to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and a decision is pending.
Amicus CompassCare Pregnancy Services (“CompassCare”) is a religiously motivated non-profit pregnancy care center with a principal place of business in Rochester, New York.
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Amici curiae are a preeminent group of organizations devoted to addressing important social and ethical issues—including healthcare decisions involving moral and bioethical concerns—and represent knowledge and experience across various disciplines.
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See Amicus Brief, attached. The case will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on April 25, 2024. See alert by Alliance Defensing Freedom, which provides Live Stream Access to the hearing.
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NCBC Joined with Colleague Agencies in Advocating for Life Affirming Language in National Institutes of Health [NIH] Mission Statement
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Triage protocols can be ethically appropriate when a genuine crisis situation arises, the demand for resources (e.g., space, staff, and equipment) surpasses availability, and other reasonable efforts to increase supply fail to meet the need. This resource is a summary of our full “Triage Protocol Guidelines.”
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