Almost all of the protections from the Bill of Rights have been extended to the states except the right to a grand jury indictment and the right to a jury trial in civil cases. Although an official may never interfere with religious beliefs, some religious practices may be circumscribed in the interest of public health. For example, religious institutions are not exempt from the normal laws that govern the public such as sanitation, fire codes, and health requirements for staff. Under most circumstances, religious people must comply with compulsory vaccination requirements despite religious convictions to the contrary. A distinction is sometimes made between belief and practices.
Special problems arise for minors when therapeutic procedures conflict with religious convictions.
Government may support nonsectarian activities within religious institutions, and may provide services to children under the child benefit doctrine. Payment for services in religious-affiliated hospitals does not violate the establishment clause if the services carry out a secular purpose instead of primarily advancing religion without excessive entanglement between government and religion. The protections of free speech extend to the advertising of products or professional services. In addition, when false or misleading publications are sold in conjunction with a product, it can be seized as a mislabeling of the product. Public gatherings may be prohibited in the face of an epidemic.