The case involves a clash between a physician's religious freedom right to refuse medical services and a patient's right not to be discriminated against based on sexual orientation.
By ReligiousLiberty.TV • March 3, 2026 • U.S. Const. amend. I
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Benitez v. Brody (2008).
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Benitez v. Brody (State Appellate Court, 2008). https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/benitez/
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Benitez v. Brody [State Appellate Court, 2008] — The case involves a clash between a physician's religious freedom right to refuse medical services and a patient's right not to be discriminated against based on sexual orientation. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/benitez/, accessed October 24, 2026).
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Year: 2008 Court: State Appellate Court Outcome:Pending
Holding: The case involves a clash between a physician's religious freedom right to refuse medical services and a patient's right not to be discriminated against based on sexual orientation.
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Benitez v. Brody is a Free Exercise case decided by the State Appellate Court in 2008. The court held that the case involves a clash between a physician's religious freedom right to refuse medical services and a patient's right not to be discriminated against based on sexual orientation. The case resulted in a Pending outcome.