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Funding Stem Cell Research: The Covergence Of Science, Religion & Politics In The Formation Of Public Health Policy, Edward A. Fallone
Funding Stem Cell Research: The Covergence Of Science, Religion & Politics In The Formation Of Public Health Policy, Edward A. Fallone
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Over My Dead Body: A New Approach To Testamentary Restraints On Marraiage, Ruth Sarah Lee
Over My Dead Body: A New Approach To Testamentary Restraints On Marraiage, Ruth Sarah Lee
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It is not uncommon to find deeds or wills that shape the behavior of the living by conditioning a grant, devise, or bequest, on a potential beneficiary’s conduct. Sometimes these conditions involve a limitation on marriage—prohibiting, penalizing, or requiring marriage to one of a particular religious faith or ethnicity. Courts have held that complete restraints on marriage are unreasonable, contrary to public policy, and void. However, partial restraints of marriage are valid as long as they are “reasonable.” A restraint is “unreasonable” if a marriage permitted by the restraint is not likely to occur as a factual determination.
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