Bus driver fired for refusing to drive passengers to Planned Parenthood, and more
A Texas bus driver is suing his former employer for firing him when he refused to drive passengers to a Planned Parenthood clinic.
Bus driver fired for refusing to drive passengers to Planned Parenthood
A Texas bus driver is suing his former employer for firing him when he refused to drive passengers to a Planned Parenthood clinic. Edwin Graning, an evangelical Christian, refused to drive two women to Planned Parenthood last year, telling his supervisor he was “concerned” they might be getting abortions. Graning is now suing to get his job back, along with unspecified damages.
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The Columbus, Ohio, fire department recently invested in 18 new stretchers that can carry patients weighing up to 650 pounds, but they’re still not sturdy enough. At least twice a month, officials say, paramedics have to transport patients weighing more than 650 pounds. The city may now buy $10,000 stretchers that can accommodate loads up to 1,000 pounds.
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