A former physician’s assistant in the University of Michigan healthcare system has sued her former employer, claiming the medical system violated her right to religious freedom when it fired her for refusing to use preferred pronouns or approve of sex-change procedures.
In a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Valerie Kloosterman accused University of Michigan Health-West, her former employer, of violating her sincerely held religious beliefs by terminating her employment in August 2021 for refusing to use preferred pronouns or make referrals for sex-change drugs or procedures.
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