Exemptions : Necessary, Justified, or Misguided? / Kent Greenawalt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenawalt, Kent, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberty of conscience--United States.

Liberty of conscience.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Should laws apply to everyone, or should some people be exempt because of conflicting religious or moral convictions? Through a close study of several cases, from abortion to taxes, Kent Greenawalt demonstrates how to weigh competing values without losing sight of practical considerations like the difficulty of implementing a specific law.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Exemptions for Military Service

3. Tax Exemptions and Deductions

4. Forbidden Substances

5. Receiving and Participating in Medical Procedures

6. Contraceptives and the Hobby Lobby Case

7. Prisons and Land Use

8. Same-Sex Marriage and Sexual Relations

9. Religious Bodies and the Role of Common Law

10. Conclusion

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9780674969148

0674969146

9780674969162

0674969162

OCLC:

965378150