Idaho Repub. wants Doctors/Police able to withold services from LGBT “on religious grounds”
In another great moment in Republican rebranding, Idaho Republican Lynn Luker wants to ensure that no Chrisitan is ever forced to have to work with a gay person, even if they are a doctor, nurse, or police officer.
On Tuesday, Rep. Lynn Luker outlined a plan to shield religious people from the threat of having their professional licenses - issued for everything from midwives and doctors to physical therapists and nurses - revoked.
Luker, a Boise Republican, knows of no example in Idaho of an actual challenge to a professional’s license on these grounds. Still, he points to efforts by gays and lesbians elsewhere seeking to end what they contend is discrimination against them as a sign Idaho must act quickly to protect the faithful before something similar arises closer to home.
“This is pre-emptive,” Luker said. “The issue is coming, whether it’s 10 years, or 15 years, or two years.”
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