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Full-Text Articles in Health Law and Policy
Secrecy And Genetics In Adoption Law And Practice, Demosthenes A. Lorandos
Secrecy And Genetics In Adoption Law And Practice, Demosthenes A. Lorandos
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
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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
Faculty Publications
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 …
Choices For A Child: An Ethical And Legal Analysis Of A Failed Surrogate Birth Contract, Adam Marshall
Choices For A Child: An Ethical And Legal Analysis Of A Failed Surrogate Birth Contract, Adam Marshall
University of Richmond Law Review
In today's world of increasingly sophisticated reproductive technologies which offer once infertile couples the chance to have their own child, one wonders what wisdom King Solomon would provide in a conflict involving a woman hired to bear another couple's child. This paper explores such a situation.
Intercountry Adoption: A Need For Mandatory Medical Screening, Darya P. Jeffreys
Intercountry Adoption: A Need For Mandatory Medical Screening, Darya P. Jeffreys
Journal of Law and Health
Despite the numerous benefits of intercountry adoption, most families do not consider the possible health ramifications. Since adoptive parents are unsuspecting of ailments associated with foreign countries, a complete pediatric examination is a must after receiving the foreign adoptee. Such a pediatric examination will be effective when it is uniform and thorough, but without such an examination both parents and physicians remain in the dark about the child's health. Congress ought to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to require a standard pediatric examination for all foreign adoptees, regardless of the country of origin, as a condition to approval …