A physician assistant in Michigan is having her day in court at exactly the right time. President Donald Trump ended DEI in federal government hiring and contracting — with corporations on notice to end their DEI programs as well.
Thomas Pierce, a DEI director at the University of Michigan Health — West called a physician assistant named Valerie Kloosterman evil in 2021 and blamed her for “transgender” suicides. Why? Because she requested a religious accommodation from referring patients to or participating in “transgender” procedures, including puberty blockers and genital mutilation.
Kloosterman did not receive an accommodation. The hospital fired her instead. Her legal counsel, First Liberty Institute, announced last week that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently heard arguments in the case.
It’s been a long road for Kloosterman. According to her complaint (PDF), Pierce “became hostile, telling her that her religious beliefs did not belong in the workplace…and calling her ‘evil’ and a ‘liar’…Plaintiff also plausibly indicates that Pierce spoke on behalf of other Individual Defendants…”
The court contended that Kloosterman “plausibly alleges that Defendants’ hostility toward her religious beliefs motivated them to terminate her employment…”
University of Michigan Health — West moved to dismiss the complaint, but a federal court rejected the request.
Now that DEI is effectively over or soon will be — everywhere — and courts have properly interpreted religious freedom laws, Kloosterman has a good chance of winning her lawsuit.
“It is intolerant and unconstitutional for employers to demand that medical professionals like Valerie abandon their religious beliefs in order to remain employed,” said Roger Byron, senior counsel for First Liberty. “The University of Michigan Health-West system is sending a message that religious health care workers are not welcome and need not apply. We hope Michigan Health is held accountable for its discrimination.”
Photo credit: First Liberty Institute
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The Godless ignorance ushered in by a demoncRATic plantation-ists fascist party knows no bounds logic or SHAME just SINister evil imho. The wickedness of their wantoness thinkings has no place in a civilized society. They along w a scotus n others have abandoned common sense, biblical truths n FACTS for lie$ vote$ n monie$ via a self grandized cloaked sentimentality towards depraved pretending n defrauding. Shameful.
I hope this WOMAN gets full Justice n mercy. ✝️🙏💪