Gun safety advocates who until now have relied largely on traditional lobbying need to broaden their strategy to include partnerships with gun owners and civil disobedience.
Health and Social Policy
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Punishing Women for Abortion
In a new front in the emotional battle over abortion, state legislatures and courts have been imposing prison sentences on women who seek to terminate their pregnancies.
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McCain Pulls a Bait-and-Switch on Vets
Almost as soon as Senator John McCain had finished working with Senator Bernie Sanders to craft the veterans’ health-care bill now known as the Choice Act in 2014, the Arizona Republican set out to renege on his promise that Choice would be temporary, and began floating plans to make it permanent. Part of the Choice […]
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ColoradoCare’s Democratic Opponents Rely on Health-Care Sector Campaign Contributions
Top recipients include Governor Mike Hickenlooper and Senator Michael Bennett, who both opposed the measure.
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First Flint –- Now Philly?
Philadelphia is only the latest city to face legal action over lead contamination in drinking water.
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The Conviction of Purvi Patel and the Criminalization of Abortion
Reproductive rights advocates say the case, the first of its kind, may set a dangerous precedent.
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Critics: Mississippi’s “Religious Freedom” Law Violates Constitution
A new Mississippi law that permits religious objectors to deny services to LGBT individuals violates civil liberties, say critics who have challenged the law in court.
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Veterans’ Groups: Don’t Scrap the VA’s Health Care System
As they meet again in Washington, D.C., this week, the congressionally mandated Commission on Care, tasked with determining a 20-year strategic plan for the Veterans Health Administration, would do well to heed the voices of veterans and veterans service organizations that it has too often sidelined from its deliberations. In its April meeting, the commission […]
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When Abortions Are Hard to Get
As the number of state restrictions grows, self-induced procedures remain shrouded in secrecy.
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New State Restrictions Force Pro-Choice Advocates into Familiar Battle Zone
When Indiana’s Republican Governor Mike Pence signed a measure that placed controversial limits on abortion, the law’s constitutional implications likely had little bearing on his decision. Nevertheless, Pence’s move comes as some anti-abortion governors and state lawmakers devise even more severe restrictions and force reproductive-rights advocates onto familiar turf in state and federal courtrooms. Calling […]
