Reclaiming Salus Populi
Public health law needs its own long-term plan. Such a strategy must re-establish salus populi, the recognition that public health is central to law.
Judicial Opinions
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Read more: Failures of Imagination in Public Health Policy Failures of Imagination in Public Health Policy
If public health is to prosper, we will need to overcome the after-effects of several failures of imagination.
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Read more: The End of Public Health? An Introduction to the Symposium The End of Public Health? An Introduction to the Symposium
Certain aspects of public health law as we know it are dead. In this symposium, we propose a path forward to create a “new public health” from the ashes.
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Read more: South Carolina’s Abortion Debates: A Game of Ping Pong South Carolina’s Abortion Debates: A Game of Ping Pong
On January 5, the South Carolina Supreme Court struck down Senate Bill 1, which banned most abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy.
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Read more: What the Supreme Court’s Expected Ruling on Affirmative Action Might Mean for US Health Care What the Supreme Court’s Expected Ruling on Affirmative Action Might Mean for US Health Care
Affirmative action in higher education may soon be abolished by the Supreme Court. The consequences for the physician workforce may be dire.
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Read more: How Dobbs Threatens Health Privacy How Dobbs Threatens Health Privacy
In a post-Dobbs world, more women will find the technologies they rely on for their health turned against them as tools of surveillance.
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Read more: Lessons in Health Data Privacy from the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act Lessons in Health Data Privacy from the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
The past may hold important lessons for the future of health privacy for patients, physicians, and hospitals in the face of abortion subpoenas post-Dobbs.
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Read more: Is a Federal Medical License Constitutional? Is a Federal Medical License Constitutional?
Most doctors want a federal medical license. But would the Constitution allow Congress to control accreditation?
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Read more: Physician-Led Advocacy for the Future of Reproductive Health Care Physician-Led Advocacy for the Future of Reproductive Health Care
The American Medical Association recently adopted new policies aimed at protecting access to reproductive health care.
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Read more: Is Preemption the Cure for Healthcare Federalism’s Restrictions on Medication Abortion? Is Preemption the Cure for Healthcare Federalism’s Restrictions on Medication Abortion?
The consequences that result from state bans and restrictions on medication abortion represent just one example of “healthcare federalism.”
