Bad Faith by Paul A. Offit
When Religious Belief Undermines Modern Medicine
This book examines how religious objections to modern medical practices—ranging from refusal of vaccines and blood transfusions to reliance on faith healing—harm individual patients, particularly children, and threaten public health. It traces the historical and legal development of religious exemptions, documents cases in which faith-based refusals led to preventable suffering and death, and critiques court and policy decisions that often prioritize asserted religious liberty over medical welfare. Drawing on medical evidence, legal analysis, and personal stories, it argues for limiting harmful religious exemptions and adopting science-based policies to protect vulnerable people and the public good.
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- 2018
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- American
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- English
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