In the United States, their persistent legal challenges prompted a series of state and federal court rulings that reinforced judicial protections for civil liberties. Among the rights strengthened by Witness court victories in the United States are the protection of religious conduct from federal and state interference, the right to abstain from patriotic rituals and military service, the right of patients to refuse medical treatment, and the right to engage in public discourse. Similar cases in their favor have been heard in Canada. COUNT 5
QSN1 What did Jehovah's Witnesses persistent legal challenges result in, in the United States? ANS1 reinforced judicial protections for civil liberties QSN2 What is religious conduct protected from the interference of? ANS2 federal and state QSN3 What right to abstain from do Jehovah's Witnesses exercise? ANS3 patriotic rituals and military service QSN4 What do patients have the right to refuse? ANS4 medical treatment QSN5 Where have cases in the Jehovah's Witnesses favor been heard outside of the U.S.? ANS5 Canada