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AP - The American Civil Liberties Union announced today they would be taking action against a hospital in Arkansas, which refused to treat a visible mutant.
Arkansas Methodist Medical Center, located in Paragould, AR, turned away a young mutant with light pink skin and spikes down his back. The mutant, says ACLU attorney Adrian Holmes, presented no danger, and was simply seeking help for a broken ankle.
"The refusal to treat him is clear discrimination," he added. "There was no reason to turn him away. Witnesses in the ER waiting room even said he was nothing but polite to the nurses, who in return yelled at him to get out."
Representatives of the hospital declined to comment.
Arkansas Methodist Medical Center, located in Paragould, AR, turned away a young mutant with light pink skin and spikes down his back. The mutant, says ACLU attorney Adrian Holmes, presented no danger, and was simply seeking help for a broken ankle.
"The refusal to treat him is clear discrimination," he added. "There was no reason to turn him away. Witnesses in the ER waiting room even said he was nothing but polite to the nurses, who in return yelled at him to get out."
Representatives of the hospital declined to comment.
