TY  - JOUR
T1  - "Christian science" and death certificates.
Y1  - 1899/12/30
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1899.02450790021007
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 1657
EP  - 1657
VL  - XXXIII
IS  - 27
N2  - The status of a "Christian Scientist's" patient in relation to life insurance was taken up some time ago by a life insurance journal, and certain aspects of the case discussed. The general conclusion was that the decision rested with the company as to whether or not it would be satisfied that the deceased had not defrauded it by neglect, or whether the case could be considered one of suicide or homicide. It was assumed that the "Christian Scientist" could not legally give a certificate of death that would be accepted by the registrar of vital statistics, and that the company would have the finding of an inquest in such cases to guide its action. In certain states, however, "Christian Science" has been recognized as a mode of healing, if not directly, by implication, in excepting its practitioners from the penalties of the law for illegal practice of medicine. In such,
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1899.02450790021007
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1899.02450790021007
ER  -