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Free Clinics and the Law
Author(s) -
Friedman Gordon S.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1974.tb00704.x
Subject(s) - law , point (geometry) , control (management) , pill , political science , criminology , psychology , medicine , nursing , economics , management , geometry , mathematics
The importance of incorporation, the use of a board of trustees, and obtaining the proper tax exemption status are described from an attorney's vantage point, with the pro's and con's discussed and defined in layman's terms. The importance of appropriately dealing with runaways, the legal hassles to be avoided, as well as the use of the clergy, the judicial, and the police systems are outlined. Examples of documented statements are presented. The ramifications of prescribing birth control pills to minors, and the legal problems surrounding drug abuse treatment are clarified.