The free exercise clause, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and the right to active and passive euthanasia.

From: Issues in Law & Medicine | Date: June 22, 1994| Author: Smolin, David M. | Copyright information

One of the ironies of modern constitutional law is the number of establishment clause cases that forbid a form of speech or expression.(1) Similarly, much of the theorizing about the proper scope of the establishment clause proposes that religious citizens, legislators, or judges be restrained, or restrain themselves, from expressing religious reasons for public policies.(2) The underlying purpose of the restrictions on religious expression found in cases and theoretical writings i...

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