Holding: Religious freedom and free speech rights do not exempt a medical clinic's physicians from complying with the California Unruh Civil Rights Act's prohibition against discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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North Coast Women's Care Medical Group v. Benitez (S142892) is a Free Exercise case decided by the State Appellate Court in 2008. The court held that religious freedom and free speech rights do not exempt a medical clinic's physicians from complying with the California Unruh Civil Rights Act's prohibition against discrimination based on sexual orientation.