Amish Controversies

From the Associated Press: INDIANAPOLIS — An Amish couple with 13 children sued the federal government on Wednesday, accusing officials of violating their constitutional rights by insisting that they provide photographs of themselves before the Canadian wife’s request to become a permanent U.S. resident can be approved. The Indiana couple won’t allow themselves to be […]

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Indiana Amish midwives Sylvia C. Eicher and Lydiann S. Schwartz avoided jail time at their sentencing Friday. The women were instead given 2 years’ probation and ordered to stop practicing midwifery and medicine. The prosecutor had asked for 6 months’ imprisonment. From WANE: In court Friday, Prosecutor Jeremy Brown asked for 6 months in jail […]

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The Amish of Kent County, Delaware have been dealing with a whooping cough outbreak, for the second time in the past five years. It’s also at least the fourth occurrence there in the past several decades. As of August 18th, a total of 97 cases had been identified in the community. From the Delaware News […]

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Each year over 100,000 horses, ponies, donkeys and mules are marked for slaughter, according to an article in Tampa Bay’s 83 Degrees online magazine – among them saddlebreds. Saddlebred horses are valued by Amish for their roadworthiness, but as with any physical asset, they have a limited useful life: Because they are often trained to […]

Continue Reading Saddlebred Rescues Work With Amish Sellers To Save Horses

From wane.com: ADAMS COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) – Two Amish women who were arrested earlier this year after police learned they were serving as midwives without any certifications or formal training have pleaded guilty. Sylvia C. Eicher, 74, and Lydiann S. Schwartz, 73, both pleaded guilty in Adams County Court to Level 6 felony Practicing Midwifery […]

Continue Reading Amish Midwives Plead Guilty To Felony Charges; Face 180 Days Imprisonment

According to a report by WWNYTV, towns in the North Country region of New York are pushing for a state law requiring more visible markings on Amish buggies. The main town featured in the video below is Dekalb. “We want to protect both the Amish and our own citizens,” said town supervisor John Frary, who […]

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The past several weeks have seen quite a few buggy accidents in the news. The most headline-grabbing was the story of the Missouri woman who hit a buggy for the second time in a year. The first incident last September resulted in the death of a pregnant Amish woman. In the latest, the 83-year-old resident […]

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An update on a group of Amish we covered in “Should Amish Buggies Have Car Safety Features – Like Seat Belts?” Amish in Wood County, WI have agreed to add amber lights to their buggies to improve visibility. Wood County officials previously considered an ordinance requiring seat belts, child car seats, and other enhancements, along […]

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Two Amish women in the Adams County, Indiana community face felony charges for illegally practicing medicine and administering medication. Sylvia C. Eicher and Lydiann S. Schwartz were investigated in May 2017 over two separate incidents. In both cases the women had administered veterinary medications to their patients. Schwartz was investigated after a 14-day-old baby died […]

Continue Reading Amish Midwives Face Felony Charges For Illegally Practicing Medicine (Updated)

Sam Mullet, leader of the Bergholz, Ohio group infamous for hair and beard-cutting attacks on Amish, made news again recently when he asked for early release due to alleged mistakes made by his attorney. Mullet lost his attempt for release Wednesday: An attorney for 72-year-old Samuel Mullet Sr. argues that Mullet’s previous lawyer made mistakes. […]

Continue Reading Sam Mullet’s 11-Year Sentence Reaffirmed