Legal Opinion
Moon v. Michigan Reproductive & IVF Center, PC
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided September 29, 2011No. Docket No. 299623PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FER CURIAM.
Plaintiff Alison Moon contacted Grand Rapids Fertility & IVF, EC. (GRFI), and Michigan Reproductive & IVF Center, EC. (MRIC), and specifically asked if the clinics would provide in vitro fertilization (IVF)1 services to a single woman. Both facilities responded that they did not provide IVF services to single women. Moon filed suit against both, alleging a single count of discrimination based on marital status under *585the Civil Rights Act (CRA), MCL 37.2101 et seq. The circuit court dismissed Moon’s discrimination action, stating that, under the common law, a doctor could refuse to…
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