Yesterday a controversial religious freedom bill was passed in Georgia, meaning that hospitals could turn away homosexual individuals due to their right to “religious liberty.”
The House Bill 757, which has passed in Georgia’s House and Senate, was initially introduced to protect pastors who were uncomfortable with same-sex weddings. However, the amendments have extended to potentially include all businesses and employees.
As Dazed Digital points out, this could mean that “even hospitals could technically – and legally – refuse to provide medical care to LGBT individuals, due to their right to “religious liberty”.
HB 757 has drawn significant backlash from campaigners, not only on a moral front but due to further concerns that this could negatively impact the state on several fronts.
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