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You Can\u2019t Make Me \u2013 Or Can You? Mandated AA Attendance and the Law<\/h1>\n

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Consider a woman court-ordered to a 90-day residential rehab stay which, upon completion, would take the place of her jail sentence for driving while under the influence and criminal damage to property. Although her religious practices were unconventional and she so informed the rehab, she did her best to follow the 12 steps<\/a> of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), which encourages its members to use \u201cwhatever works\u201d as their \u201chigher power\u201d to foster recovery.<\/p>\n

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