I think a person has the rights refuse to touch or be touched by anyone. for any reason.

i also think that actions have consequences, so before you ask me if an emt should have the right to refuse to touch someone because of race, religion, gender, etc - absolutely. And they should also be replaced by someone who is able to actually do the job - asap.

when I was in college, I tried to get a barbershop to cut my hair. They cut my friend Randy's hair, and he had the same haircut - shoulder length blunt cut. The barber said no. "We do not cut women's hair." I said, but I just want (reference Randy) and he said "we don't cut women's hair." And I left and found a girl in my dorm who cut my hair for free. I did not sue the barbershop. Because I do not see any way in which that guy was harming anyone but himself - and if he had so many customers he didn't want any more, he wasn't hurting anybody. If the whole town had no one who would cut women's hair, that's a business opportunity, not a problem. Now, if the town starts formally or informally obstructing the ability of people to cut women's hair, THAT is a problem.