Doctor's letter: Why she wouldn't care for baby with 2 moms

As Jami and Krista Contreras sat in the exam room, waiting to be seen for their newborn's first checkup, another pediatrician entered the room and delivered a major blow: The doctor they were hoping for had a change of heart. After "much prayer," she decided that she couldn't treat the Hazel Park, Mich. couple's baby because they are lesbians.

The pediatrician at issue is Vesna Roi, 49, who has been practicing pediatric medicine for 19 years. Roi told the Detroit Free Press that she could not comment on the case, citing the federal HIPPA law, which requires medical providers to protect the privacy of patients. But she did defend her commitment to pediatric medicine and helping children. Read her letter to the Contreras' below.

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