Parenting / No襬 Merino, book editor.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-198) and index.

Religious freedom may override state education mandates -- 1. Majority opinion : sincere religious beliefs can justify vocational education by parents as an alternative to public school / Warren E. Burger -- 2. Dissenting opinion : children's as well as parents' rights must be considered / William O. Douglas -- 3. Yoder and like cases allow parents to make some decisions about public school curricula / Elliott M. Davis -- 4. Yoder and like cases do not allow parents to determine public school curricula / Chai Feldblum -- 5. Yoder leads to different interpretations in the context of divorcing parents / Andrew Schepard -- Overturning child abuse convictions because of a religious exemption -- 1. Court's opinion : a statute providing religious freedom in medical decisions frees parents from the charge of murder / Ben F. Overton -- 2. No religious exemption justifies refusal of lifesaving medical treatment / Robert A. Butterworth, Peggy A. Quince, and Carol M. Dittmar -- 3. Prosecuting parents for failing to seek medical treatment of children violates freedom of religion / William G. Christopher -- 4. Religious rights of parents do not allow homicide of children / Robert Weitzel -- 5. Parental religious rights raise challenging legal issues / Sherry F. Colb -- States may interfere with parental rights only to prevent harm -- 1. Plurality opinion : parents have the right to determine appropriate visitation for their children / Sandra Day O'Connor -- 2. Dissenting opinion : allowing parents total liberty regarding visitation is not always in the best interests of the child / Anthony Kennedy.

3. Troxel created the need for states to define parental unfitness / Daniel R. Victor and Keri L. Middleditch -- 4. Parental rights since troxel are in jeopardy / ParentalRights.org -- Troxel and other court rulings lack sufficient consideration of children's interests / Tracy Leigh Dodds -- Validating parental rights and obligations for biological, acting parents -- 1. The court's opinion : lesbians who donate eggs to their partners have parental rights and responsibilities / Carlos R. Moreno -- 2. Dissenting opinion : egg donors do not have parental rights and responsibilities / Joyce L. Kennard -- 3. Children have a right to continue parental relationships / Debra Back Marley and Robert C. Fellmeth -- 4. The court's reasoning in K.M. and other cases dealing with same-sex partners is sensible / Joanna Grossman -- 5. New reproductive technologies raise questions about legal parenthood / Gail Javitt.

Presents extracts and analysis of four court decisions dealing with parenting, covering such issues as religious freedom, child abuse, the right of states to interfere with parental decisions, and who is legally a parent.