The ex-Amish subsequently sought refuge four miles ... I had to get my social security card and my birth certificate. “And those two take a long time to get. You need proof that you’re ...

I had to get my social security card and my birth certificate. And those two take a long time to get. You need proof that you're a real person," she explains, adding that Amish parents typically ...

5. Do the Amish believe in using modern medicine? What happens when they get sick, give birth, or need emergency treatment? Once again diversity rules. Without formal church regulations on ...

Birdsall's youngest, Erik, was born a few months ago at New Birth Wellness Center in Chaska. "In my head I thought Amish people had home births and maybe next to them, their neighbors went to the ...

The Amish have a long history in the Hawkeye State and are a big part of what makes Iowa such a unique and special place to ...