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SHELTON v. UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY

No. 99-5527.

223 F.3d 220 (2000)

Yvonne SHELTON, Appellant, v. UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY; John Doe Owners, (said name being fictitious for various owners); Manny Moe's Corp, (said name being fictitious); ABC Partnerships, (same name being fictitious).

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed August 10, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Michael Daily, Jr., (Argued), Quinlan, Dunne & Daily, Merchantville, NJ, Attorney for Appellant.

Barbara A. Berreski, (Argued), Office of Attorney General of New Jersey, Division of Law, Richard J. Hughes, Justice Complex Trenton, NJ, Attorney for Appellee, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey.

Before: SCIRICA, ALITO and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

In this employment discrimination case, the issue on appeal is whether a state hospital reasonably accommodated the religious beliefs and practices of a staff nurse who refused to participate in what she believed to be abortions. The District Court held it had, and we agree. We will affirm.

I. Background

Yvonne Shelton worked as a staff nurse in the Labor and Delivery section of the Hospital...

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