Published 2022-11-01
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INTRODUCTION
Across the country, states are enacting legislation that curtails LGBTQ+ rights and liberties.[1] In March 2021, Arkansas enacted Senate Bill 289, titled the Medical Ethics and Diversity Act (the “Act”).[2] The Act permits medical practitioners, healthcare institutions, and
insurance companies to refuse to treat, or, in the case of
insurance companies, to cover, a non-critically ill person if treating the individual violates their religious or personal beliefs. …”
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