January 1992
A STATE CALL TO ACTION: Working to End Child Abuse and Neglect in Massachusetts
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Introduction
I. Religious exemption laws lead to cruel deaths, mislead parents
II. Cases of child deaths
III. Why repeal does not violate fundamental religious freedoms
IV> Why reporting system and court orders are not sufficient
Why repeal is not an undue infringement on parental rights
VI. History of Massachusetts religious exemption law
VII. Circumstances requiring parents to obtain medical care
VIII. Federal legislation regarding state religious exemptions
IX. Evaluation of Christian Science claims of spiritual healing
Appendix I
Appendix II
Appendix III

Appendix I
Massachusetts Organizations the Support Repeal of the Religious Exemptions Law

American Academy of Pediatrics, MA Chapter
American Jewish Congress
Boston University School of Public Health
Brightside for Families and Children (West Springfield)
Bristol County District Attorney
Cambridge Family and Children's Services
Cape and Islands District Attorney
Children's Advocacy Network
Children's Friend and Family Service Society (Salem)
Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts
Communities for People, Inc. (Boston)
Disability Law Center, Inc.
Concord-Assabet Adolescent Services
Harbor Schools (Newbury)
The Humanist Atheist and Ethical Organizations of Massachusetts
Italian Home for Children (Jamaica Plain)
Jewish Big Brother and Big Sister Association of Greater Boston
Jewish Family and Children's Services (Boston)
KEY, Inc. (Framingham)
Legislative Children's Caucus
Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE)
Massachusetts Child Welfare League of America - Executive Group
Massachusetts Committee for Children and Youth
Massachusetts District Attorneys Association
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Massachusetts Medical Society
Massachusetts Nurses Association
New England Home for Little Wanderers (Boston)
Office for Children, State Advisory Council
Parents Anonymous of Massachusetts
Plymouth County District Attorney
Suffolk County District Attorney

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