Health and Safety
The Right to Die movement, launched in 1976, has its foundation in two court decisions. In re Quinlan, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled unanimously to appoint Karen Ann Quinlan’s father her legal guardian with the authority to make medical…
Introduction There are complicated moral and ethical questions involved in women’s health issues and access to health care for theists and nontheists alike. However, the particular influence of sectarian religious belief on government policy regarding women suggests a government endorsement…
The use of stem cell and fetal tissue for contemporary medical research is a complicated moral issue. The decision as to whether or not to allocate federal funds to stem cell research should not be dictated by religious beliefs. Human…
Religiously Based Child Abuse and Neglect The U.S. Supreme Court has made it clear that the right to practice one’s faith does not extend to the point where children’s health and safety are jeopardized. The Court ruled in Prince v.…
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has been providing alcohol recovery services for eighty-plus years and has long been the recommended solution for individuals with an alcohol-dependency problem. AA originally sprang from a Christian religious movement called “The Oxford Group,” and AA (and…
In a pluralistic society valuing religious and moral freedom, health care should not be dictated or compromised by personal, sectarian religious beliefs. Allowing adults to make their own personal choices, where they do not affect others, is the basis of liberty, and this…
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