| Description |
1 online resource (276 pages) |
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text file PDF |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Exemptions for military service -- Tax exemptions and deductions -- Forbidden substances -- Receiving and participating in medical procedures -- Contraceptives and the Hobby Lobby case -- Prisons and land use -- Same-sex marriage and sexual relations -- Religious bodies and the role of common law. |
| Summary |
"Should laws apply equally to everyone, or should some individuals and organization be granted exemptions because of conflicting religious or moral convictions? In recent years, this question has become intensely controversial in America. The Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage, in particular, has provided barbed debates about legal exemptions. At the core of these debates lies the question of whether basic values of equality and non-discrimination are at odds with the right to live according to one's religious beliefs. In Exemptions: Necessary, Justified, or Misguided? Kent Greenawalt draws on his extensive expertise to place same-sex marriage and other controversies within a broader context. Avoiding oversimplification and reflecting a balanced consideration of competing claims and harms, he offers a useful overview of various types of exemptions and the factors that we should take into account when determining the justice of a particular exemption. Through a close study of several cases, from doctors who will not perform abortions to institutions that do not pay taxes, Greenawalt demonstrates how to weigh competing values without losing sight of practical considerations like the difficulty of implementing a specific law"-- Book jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Liberty of conscience -- United States.
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Liberty of conscience. |
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United States. |
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Obedience (Law) -- United States.
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Obedience (Law) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Greenawalt, Kent, 1936- Exemptions. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016 9780674659872 (DLC) 2015031199 (OCoLC)921142436 |
| ISBN |
9780674969162 (electronic book) |
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0674969162 (electronic book) |
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9780674659872 (hardback) |
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0674659872 (hardback) |
| Standard No. |
10.4159/9780674969162 |
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