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Religious Freedom or Child Abuse? Drawing the Line between Free Excercise and Crimes against Children in Georgia

This project examines how Georgia draws the line between religious freedom and child abuse. In Georgia, certain religious parents are granted spiritual exemptions for conduct that would otherwise be prohibited due to its potential harm to children, while other parents must alter their religious practices to conform to the law. An examination of Georgia law governing conduct that is both religiously-motivated and poses a risk of physical harm to children illustrates that Georgia’s spiritual exemptions have contributed to producing legally-defined religious orthodoxy, inconsistent regulation of religious conduct, and less stringent state protection from harm for the children of some religious parents

Abortion—A Question Of Human Rights

Unlike the American Supreme Court which has been prepared to acknowledge, confront, and attempt to resolve the many problems associated with abortion, the European Commission of Human Rights in two cases that have only recently been reported has disappointingly side-stepped many of the difficult issues involved, and raised more questions than it answers. Furthermore, the reasoning in these decisions, which are concerned with the interpretation of several of the Articles of the European Convention on Human Rights, is at times vague and curiously ill-argued. The two decisions are first a German case, Bruggeman and Scheuten v Federal Republic of Germany, in which judgment was given in July 1977, and secondly Paton v United Kingdom, in which judgment was given in May 1980. Although both cases relied heavily on Articles 2 and 8, each also raised questions concerning other Articles of the Convention. This was inevitable since the cases dealt with different sides of the abortion argument, the former with women\u27s rights, and the latter with the rights of the father and the foetus

Abortion—Whose Decision?

Major Points The decision in Paton v. Trustees of B.P.A.S. Does a husband\u27s veto power exist in English Law? The rights of the Foetus in English Law The rights of the illegitimate father The American position Some reflection

Abortion—The Female, the Foetus and the Father

The recent case of Paton v. Trustees of B.P.A.S. raised an issue never previously canvassed before an English court, namely: does a husband have any rights in English law to prevent his wife having a lawful abortion within the terms of the Abortion Act 1967? Apart from its interest as a case of first impression in an area of the law which has never been devoid of controversy, the case raised directly or by implication fundamental questions about the control of family life and the rights and duties of those in any way connected with it. Should the final decision as to the termination of a preg­nancy rest with the mother (in consultation with her physicians), the father, or the State? What rights, if any, does the unborn child possess? What remedies, if any, are available to control the actions of those involved in the abortion process

Excellence in Supervision: Training Site Supervisors/Mentors

This essay reports on a survey of AFTE supervisors and summarizes their wisdom, challenges and joys.

Optimizing Accessibility of Wireless Emergency Alerts: 2015 Survey Findings

The Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system is a free, opt-out, national emergency alerting service that was deployed in 2012 as one component of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning Systems (IPAWS). Since 2012 over 10,000 WEA messages have been transmitted to mobile phones in the U.S. In 2015, a national online survey on WEAs (2015 WEA Survey) was conducted to understand the effectiveness of WEA messages for people with disabilities. The survey collected data on availability, awareness and accessibility of WEA messages, as well as actions taken by the recipient upon receipt. The survey also takes into consideration the type of mobile device used by the respondents. Project researchers hypothesized that greater awareness and exposure to WEA alerts would increase trust and appropriateness of individual responses to alerts. The analysis of the survey data supports the hypothesis. The 2015 WEA national online survey results provided policy and practice insights to improve the intended impact of WEA messages for people with disabilities

Rab38 and Rab32 control post-Golgi trafficking of melanogenic enzymes

Amutation in the small GTPase Rab38 gives rise to the mouse coat color phenotype “chocolate” (cht), implicating Rab38 in the regulation of melanogenesis. However, its role remains poorly characterized. We report that cht Rab38G19V is inactive and that the nearly normal pigmentation in cht melanocytes results from functional compensation by the closely related Rab32. In cht cells treated with Rab32-specific small interfering RNA, a dramatic loss of pigmentation is observed. In addition to mature melanosomes, Rab38 and Rab32 localize to perinuclear vesicles carrying tyrosinase and tyrosinase-related protein 1, consistent with a role in the intracellular sorting of these proteins. In Rab38/Rab32-deficient cells, tyrosinase appears to be mistargeted and degraded after exit from the trans-Golgi network (TGN). This suggests that Rab38 and Rab32 regulate a critical step in the trafficking of melanogenic enzymes, in particular, tyrosinase, from the TGN to melanosomes. This work identifies a key role for the Rab38/Rab32 subfamily of Rab proteins in the biogenesis of melanosomes and potentially other lysosome-related organelles

Stimulus Generalization Effects of Response Elaboration Training

Investigations of Response Elaboration Training (RET) have demonstrated positive acquisition and response generalization effects for most participants. The stimulus generalization effects of RET have not yet been clearly delineated. The purpose of this study was to examine the stimulus generalization effects of RET across different discourse conditions. A multiple baseline design across contexts was employed with an individual with aphasia and AOS. Treatment was applied first to pictures and was then extended to a personal recount condition. Positive stimulus generalization was observed following picture level training. Personal recount training appeared to result primarily in stabilization of generalization effects