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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Amy Hermanson -- Shauntay Walker, Seth Glaser, and Natalie Rippberger -- Ian Lundman -- Ashley King -- Robyn Twitchell -- Repeal of religious exemptions -- Conclusion: Religious freedom and the public good |
| Summary |
Publisher's description: When a four-year-old California girl died on March 9, 1984, the state charged her mother with involuntary manslaughter because she failed to provide her daughter with medical care, choosing instead to rely on spiritual healing. During the next few years, a half dozen other children of Christian Science parents died under similar circumstances. The children's deaths and the parents' trials drew national attention, highlighting a deeply rooted, legal/political struggle to define religious freedom. Through close analysis of seven cases, legal historian Alan Rogers explores the conflict between religious principles and secular laws that seek to protect children from abuse and neglect |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Freedom of religion -- United States -- Cases
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Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- Cases
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Religious institutions -- United States -- Cases
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Parent and child (Law) -- United States -- Cases
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Corporations, Religious -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Cases
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Child abuse -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Cases
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RELIGION -- General.
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Child abuse -- Law and legislation
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Children -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Corporations, Religious -- Law and legislation
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Freedom of religion
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Parent and child (Law)
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Religious institutions
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Casebooks (Law)
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Trials, litigation, etc.
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Casebooks (Law)
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Recueils de cas.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781613762998 |
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1613762992 |
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