An undergraduate student on a midwife programme was barred from a placement in a hospital, reportedly due to her pro-life beliefs. The decision was overturned last week, but free speech advocates say the case is troubling.
According to The Daily Telegraph, Julia Rynkiewicz, a 24-year-old student at the University of Nottingham, was blocked from entering her course’s hospital placement phase, after the university learned of her pro-life beliefs and her leadership in a pro-life student group.
Rynkiewicz underwent a “fitness to practice” hearing by the school last Monday.
