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The Children We Abandon: Religious Exemptions To Child Welfare And Education Law As Denials Of Equal Protection To Children Of Religious Objectors, James G. Dwyer
James G. Dwyer
The story of children who die because their parents, in observance of their own religious principles, withhold conventional medical treatment from them is a familiar one. In this Article, James G. Dwyer shows that the phenomenon of parents denying secular benefits to their children for religious reasons goes far beyond these few highly publicized cases, extending into the realm of education as well as medical care. Moreover, Dr. Dwyer shows that the federal and state governments endorse this practice by statutorily exempting 'religious objector' parents from otherwise generally applicable compulsory child care and education laws. He argues that courts addressing …
Parents' Self-Determination And Children's Custody: A New Analytical Framework For State Structuring Of Children's Family Life, James G. Dwyer
Parents' Self-Determination And Children's Custody: A New Analytical Framework For State Structuring Of Children's Family Life, James G. Dwyer
James G. Dwyer
No abstract provided.
Diagnosing Liberal Resistance To Needed Child Welfare Reforms, James G. Dwyer
Diagnosing Liberal Resistance To Needed Child Welfare Reforms, James G. Dwyer
James G. Dwyer
No abstract provided.
Constitutional Birthright: The State, Parentage, And The Rights Of Newborn Persons, James G. Dwyer
Constitutional Birthright: The State, Parentage, And The Rights Of Newborn Persons, James G. Dwyer
James G. Dwyer
State parentage laws, dictating who a newborn child's first legal parents will be, have been the subject of constitutional challenges in several U.S. Supreme Court and many lower court decisions. All of those decisions, however, have focused on constitutional rights of adults (especially unwed biological fathers) who wish to become, or to avoid becoming, legal parents. Neither courts nor legal scholars have considered whether the children have any constitutional rights that constrain legislatures and courts in deciding which adults will be their legal parents. If a state enacted a parentage law that said, for example, that any child born to …
Children's Interests In A Family Context - A Cautionary Note, James G. Dwyer
Children's Interests In A Family Context - A Cautionary Note, James G. Dwyer
James G. Dwyer
No abstract provided.
Family Structure, Children, And Law, Vivian E. Hamilton
Family Structure, Children, And Law, Vivian E. Hamilton
Vivian E. Hamilton
No abstract provided.
A Wake-Up Call For American Society Or Have "The Chickens Just Come Home To Roost?": Essay Review Of Charles Patrick Ewing's When Children Kill: The Dynamics Of Juvenile Homicide, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
A Wake-Up Call For American Society Or Have "The Chickens Just Come Home To Roost?": Essay Review Of Charles Patrick Ewing's When Children Kill: The Dynamics Of Juvenile Homicide, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
No abstract provided.
Who Speaketh For The Child?, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Who Speaketh For The Child?, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
No abstract provided.
Development Of A Model Act To Free Children For Permanent Placement: A Case Study In Law And Social Planning, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Development Of A Model Act To Free Children For Permanent Placement: A Case Study In Law And Social Planning, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
No abstract provided.
Review Of Child Abuse And Neglect: Legislation, Reporting, And Prevention By Joseph J. Costa And Gordon K. Nelson And Child Maltreatment In The United States: A Challenge To Social Institutions By Saad J. Nagi, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
Ruth-Arlene W. Howe
No abstract provided.