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In reply to the discussion: Black Nurse Sues Hospital for Not Letting Her Take Care of White Baby [View all]magical thyme
(14,881 posts)When the hospital's law dept. (may not be in this OP's article; there are 2 threads on the topic with different linked articles) learned of the situation, they made management remove the notice and made management advise the father that he could not ban African Americans.
I am aware that the parent speaks for the child. However, the poster I replied to stated that "the patient needs to trust." In that context, it is the baby that needs trust, not the father.
Finally, while the parent has the final say over who cares for their baby, their option is to remove their baby from that hospital. They do not have final say in assigning hospital staff.
If there was a personality conflict with one particular staff member, naturally the hospital would seek to resolve it by reassignment in order to protect everybody involved. But they cannot ban an entire class of people, either legally or as a practical matter.