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In July, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced, in a video titled “The High T Department of War,” that every service member 30 and older will now be screened annually for testosterone deficiency.
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.
The consequences that result from state bans and restrictions on medication abortion represent just one example of “healthcare federalism.”
The COVID-19 pandemic has given renewed importance and urgency to the need for racial and gender diversity in clinical trials.
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…
