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North Coast Women's Care Medical Group v. Benitez, No. S142892 (2008).
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North Coast Women's Care Medical Group v. Benitez, No. S142892 (State Appellate Court, 2008). https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/north-coast-womens-care-v-benitez/
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North Coast Women's Care Medical Group v. Benitez (No. S142892) [State Appellate Court, 2008] — 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. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/north-coast-womens-care-v-benitez/, accessed July 12, 2026).
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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.