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The Texas legislature is considering a bill that purportedly aims to clarify the state’s near-total abortion ban. Texas law currently bans abortion at any time during pregnancy unless the pregnancy places the pregnant person “at…
The first few weeks of Donald Trump’s second presidential term have made clear that the civil rights and liberties of many Americans are at risk.
By Allison M. Whelan, J.D.Senior Fellow, Center for Biotechnology & Global Health Policy, University of California, Irvine School of LawGuest Blogger On Wednesday, March 25, Arizona legislators passed a bill prohibiting women from buying insurance…
By Allison M. Whelan, J.D.Senior Fellow, Center for Biotechnology & Global Health Policy, University of California, Irvine School of LawGuest Blogger On March 12, 2015, Texas Representative Elliot Naishtat (Austin) filed HB 3183, which would…
By Allison M. Whelan, J.D.Senior Fellow, Center for Biotechnology & Global Health Policy, University of California, Irvine School of LawGuest Blogger In a previous post, I discussed three possible methods of increasing vaccination and decreasing…
By Allison M. Whelan, J.D.Senior Fellow, Center for Biotechnology & Global Health Policy, University of California, Irvine School of LawGuest Blogger Thailand’s interim parliament recently passed a law prohibiting foreigners from seeking Thai surrogates. The…
By Allison M. Whelan, J.D.Senior Fellow, Center for Biotechnology &Global Health Policy, University of California, Irvine School of LawGuest Blogger As the majority of state legislatures get back in session, it is clear there will…
By Allison M. Whelan (Guest Blogger) On December 18, 2014, President Obama signed into law the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014. The Act includes new timeliness and tracking measures to ensure newborn babies…
