What happened to the left’s respect for the idea of being a conscientious objector?
Campus Reform reports:
Catholic student ousted from grad program after refusing to observe abortion, lawsuit claimsA former student at Springfield College in Massachusetts has filed a lawsuit alleging wrongful dismissal from a graduate program due to her religious objections to abortion.Alina Thopurathu, a Catholic and physician’s assistant candidate, claims she was dismissed after refusing to observe a second-trimester abortion during a clinical rotation, according to MassLive.Thopurathu is seeking $500,000 in damages through her lawsuit, which lists Springfield College President Mary-Beth Cooper and three officials with the physician’s assistant program as defendants.The lawsuit alleges that, after Thopurathu objected to seeing an abortion and submitted feedback, the defendants launched a campaign against her.“In November 2022, Ms. Thopurathu submitted feedback about her experience on a particular clinical rotation involving a sensitive medical procedure,” the lawsuit reportedly states.“Thereafter,” it continues, “defendants unlawfully and without cause or justification, began a campaign against Ms. Thopurathu, sabotaging her stellar academic record and ultimately culminating in her dismissal from the program.”According to its website, Springfield College officially “does not discriminate” against students who have had abortions.In 2022, The Springfield Student, the college’s student newspaper, published an article describing how abortion pills were not available on campus and directed students seeking abortions to travel about 5.6 miles to the nearest Planned Parenthood.“The closest Planned Parenthood is 5.6 miles away and is about a 14-minute drive,” the article stated. “Planned Parenthood works with each individual and accommodates the cost of their care to direct income.”
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