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Abraham Twerski is a Hassidic Rabbi. He goes to Shul every morning and leads Talmud study. But at 8,45 a.m. every morning Twerski becomes a counselor to drug addicts. Twerski is a ninth-generation descendant of the Baal Shem Tov, founder of…

Holding a baby she delivered for a New Order Amish family, Lucille sits on the front porch of her home. At this time no more charges have been filed and Lucille continues to practice without a license.

The father holds the phone near the baby so their other children can hear its first cry.

Lucille's daughter assists her with the birth. She plans to be a midwife like her mom.

Lucille also defied orders and continued to deliver babies. After waiting through 48 hours of labor, Lucille is exhausted. Her minister comforts his wife shortly before she gives birth.

Lucille went back to work immediately. One of the first things she did was give a pre-natal exam to a New Order Amish woman. The lava lamp is the most high tech device in her clinic and is used for distracting the mother during labor.

Lucille emerged from the courtroom to face a cheering crowd after the judge threw out the case. The state's attorney warned her, however, that more charges would be filed if she continued to practice as a midwife.

The judge couldn't determine if the state act which governed the licensing of medical professionals, applied to lay midwives. The crowd waited for his decision. The Amish felt the state had no role in how their children were born. Lucille had no…

The criminal investigation was initiated after a report was filed from a local ambulance company that transported a problem birth from Lucille's rural clinic to the hospital. The child died in transit. At the demonstration, the Amish showed off all…

The community felt so strongly that they overcame their usual shyness of cameras and media. More than 200 Amish gathered outside the courtroom in protest during the hearing.