When prayer fails: faith healing, children, and the law
Auteur :
Peters, Shawn Francis
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195306354
Date de publication :
8 nov. 2007
Dimensions :
23,6 x 16,3 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
490 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book to fully examines the web of legal and ethical questions that arise when criminal prosecutions are mounted against parents whose children die as a result of religion-based medical neglect. It explores efforts to balance judicial protections for the religious liberty of faith-healers against the state's obligation to the rights of children.