Dr Sheila Matthews wants to European Court to rule on whether professional medical advice regarding the best interests of children should take precedence over homosexual rights.
Dr Matthews claims she was forced out of her job on the Northamptonshire Council Adoption Panel because of her Christian beliefs that children should be placed with a father and mother rather than a homosexual couple.
She resigned from her post in March after being barred from sitting on the adoption panel.
Today she will ask an employment tribunal in Leicester to refer her case to the European Court of Justice in order to establish whether medical opinion should override that of equality legislation.
Her case is being backed by the Christian Legal Centre which said it was a vital issue which could significantly affect the careers of many Christian medical staff working in the adoption process.
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