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Overview: Restrictions on Health Care at Religiously Affiliated Medical Facilities

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Thursday, May 2, 2013
Patients are at risk of being denied services at some religiously affiliated medical facilities in Washington. This will become increasingly commonplace as more secular hospitals merge with religiously affiliated ones and come under the control of religiously affiliated health care corporations.
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
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Choosing Reason over Revenge: Former Governor Dan Evans Speaks Out on the Death Penalty

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Friday, April 26, 2013
Opponents to the death penalty have been stating many reasons, for many years, why the death penalty should be removed from our judicial system. In March of this year, Daniel J. Evans, our former governor, added his powerful voice and told the Washington Legislature about his reasons: “When I became governor in 1965 the death penalty was not an issue. Challenges of redistricting, education, social services, and transportation filled the legislative agenda.
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ACLU Files Suit for Gay Couple Discriminated Against by Florist

News Release, Published: 
Thursday, April 18, 2013
The ACLU today filed a lawsuit on behalf of a gay couple in Kennewick against a florist that refused to sell them flowers because of their sexual orientation.  When a business serves the general public, the business owner’s personal religious beliefs cannot serve as a justification for discriminating against customers.
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ACLU Seeks Remedies for Gay Couple Discriminated Against by Florist

News Release, Published: 
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
A florist in Richland discriminated against a gay couple by refusing to sell them flowers because of the owner’s religious beliefs. The business’ refusal to sell flowers to the couple violates the Washington Law Against Discrimination. ACLU of Washington is representing the couple in seeking remedies.
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Woman Unfairly Denied Housing Sues Tenant Screening Company

News Release, Published: 
Thursday, April 4, 2013
A Kent woman unfairly denied rental housing is suing the tenant screening company that recommended she be denied housing because of a two-decade-old criminal conviction. It violates the Washington Fair Credit Reporting Act for tenant screeners to report criminal history information older than seven years. Everyone deserves a fair chance at a fresh start.
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Restorative Justice: Helping Kids Learn from Their Mistakes

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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Kids can’t learn if they aren’t in school.  That’s why our state has a mandatory attendance rule that requires students to go school or give a good reason why they have missed a day of class time.  But our current discipline laws allow schools to expel or suspend kids as a punishment for breaking rules sometimes for even minor infractions.
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