Litigation
Jan. 16, 2016
Judge rules for Catholic hospital in sterilization fight
Judge Ernest Goldsmith said religious health care holds 'enshrined role' in American medical history
Daily Journal Staff Writer
An expecting mother wishing to undergo a tubal ligation in a Catholic hospital immediately after birth should look to have the procedure performed elsewhere, a San Francisco County judge ruled Thursday.
Superior Court Judge Ernest Goldsmith denied a request for a preliminary injunction that would have compelled Mercy Medical Center in Redding to allow a doctor to perform...
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