Amish Family Must Connect to Public Utilities: Pennsylvania Court

Amish Family Must Connect to Public Utilities: Pennsylvania Court
Samira Bouaou/Epoch Times
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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An Amish family must connect to a municipal sewer even though doing so would go against their beliefs, a Pennsylvania court ruled.

The five-year legal battle started because the Yoder family wanted to continue using an outhouse that, in line with their traditional Amish beliefs, did not include any electricity.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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