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50 State Survey: Summary of Enacted Laws and …

(7 days ago) WEBIn their regular 2021 legislative sessions, many states introduced or passed laws that restricted the ability of state and local public health officials, governors, and others to respond to the immediate threat of COVID-19, as well as future public health threats. A …

https://www.networkforphl.org/resources/50-state-survey-summary-of-bills-introduced-to-limit-public-health-authority/

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Over Half of States Have Rolled Back Public Health Powers in …

(9 days ago) WEBA KHN review of hundreds of pieces of legislation found that, in all 50 states, legislators have proposed bills to curb such public health powers since the COVID-19 pandemic …

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2021-09-16/over-half-of-states-have-rolled-back-public-health-powers-in-pandemic

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Why Public Health Is in Crisis: Threats, Departures, New Laws - The …

(8 days ago) WEBNew laws passed in at least 32 states similarly restrict the ability of health officials to impose mask and vaccine mandates, close churches, schools and businesses, conduct …

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/18/us/coronavirus-public-health.html

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Individual Rights and the Public’s Health: Constitutional, Ethical, …

(3 days ago) WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has brought the tension between individual rights and the public good to the forefront of the national discourse. Many pandemic response …

https://www.networkforphl.org/news-insights/individual-rights-and-the-publics-health-constitutional-ethical-and-political-aspects-of-covid-19-measures-and-their-enforcement/

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Nearly Half of All States Have Now Passed Laws Limiting - PHLR

(3 days ago) WEB“Since January 2021, 21 states have passed new laws restricting public health authority related to emergency orders,” said Katie Moran-McCabe, Lead Law & Policy Analyst at …

https://phlr.org/news/2022/7/nearly-half-all-states-have-now-passed-laws-limiting-authority-respond-public-health

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Public Health Law Modernization 2.0: Rebalancing Public Health …

(Just Now) WEBPublic health emergency powers laws in the US underwent a profound stress test during the COVID-19 pandemic. Designed with bioterrorism in mind, they struggled to meet the …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.01292

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Public Health Law after Covid-19 New England Journal of Medicine

(Just Now) WEBAny restrictions that touch on religious activities may therefore be constitutionally suspect. A key question is how these rulings will affect vaccination mandates and other public …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2112193

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Nearly half of all states have now passed laws limiting …

(Just Now) WEBPublic Health Law Research on LawAtlas.org captures details of laws in 1/3. 21 states have passed new laws restricting public health authority related to emergency …

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-07-states-laws-limiting-authority-health.pdf

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Trends in US State Public Health Emergency Laws, 2021–2022

(7 days ago) WEBThe most frequently introduced and enacted laws addressed specific public health measures. These laws, more than half of which were specific to COVID-19, restrict …

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307214

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Anger over mask mandates, other covid rules, spurs states to curb …

(5 days ago) WEBRepublican lawmakers pass laws to restrict the power of health authorities to require masks, promote vaccinations and take other steps to protect the public health By Amy …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/12/25/covid-public-health-laws-restricted/

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The Consequences of Public Health Law Vacuums

(5 days ago) WEBBurdensome or inappropriate laws obviously can have an adverse impact on public health, but so too can the absence of critically needed public health laws. This latter …

https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2021/01/25/public-health-law-vacuum-covid-19/

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With new laws restricting public health, officials try to navigate

(2 days ago) WEBA map by the Montana Department of Health and Human Services which shows a county-by-county map of active COVID cases on Aug. 21, 2021. With a raft of new laws …

https://www.ktvq.com/news/coronavirus/with-new-laws-restricting-public-health-officials-try-to-navigate-rising-covid-cases

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Yes, government can restrict your liberty to protect public health

(8 days ago) WEBOp-Ed: Yes, the government can restrict your liberty to protect public health. Demonstrators oppose stay-at-home orders during a rally last week at the Capitol in …

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-04-20/government-can-restrict-your-liberty-to-protect-public-health-courts-have-made-that-clear

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Healthy People 2020 Law and Health Policy health.gov

(2 days ago) WEBAdvancing Public Health Through Law and Policy. Law and policy are among the most effective tools to improve health. Many of the greatest public health successes in the …

https://health.gov/our-work/national-health-initiatives/healthy-people/healthy-people-2020/healthy-people-2020-law-and-health-policy

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Public Health Ethics and Law - The Hastings Center

(1 days ago) WEBThe role of public health is to assure the conditions needed to promote and protect people’s health. These conditions include various economic, social, and environmental …

https://www.thehastingscenter.org/briefingbook/public-health/

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About the Public Health Law Program Public Health Law CDC

(5 days ago) WEBLaw is a tool for protecting and promoting the health of the public. Law has been critical in attaining public health goals, serving as a foundation for governmental public health …

https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/php/about/index.html

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6 key facts about abortion laws and the 2024 election

(7 days ago) WEBSo far, voters will be weighing in on the right to an abortion in four states: Colorado, Florida, Maryland and South Dakota. Six more states are in the process of getting it on the ballot

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/22/1252771024/state-abortion-laws-2024-election

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It could soon be illegal to publicly wear a mask for health reasons …

(7 days ago) WEBThe North Carolina State Senate on Wednesday voted 30–15, along party lines, in favor of a Republican bill that would make it illegal for people in the state to wear a mask in …

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/nc-senate-passes-bill-to-make-it-illegal-to-publicly-mask-for-health-reasons/

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Proposed North Carolina law would make it illegal to wear masks …

(6 days ago) WEBBy Antonio Planas and The Associated Press. Republican senators in North Carolina passed a bill Wednesday revoking a pandemic-era law allowing for masks to be worn in …

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/proposed-north-carolina-law-make-illegal-wear-masks-public-rcna152671

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State of New Jersey

(4 days ago) WEBExcessive price increases are illegal during a State of Emergency. An excessive price increase is any price that exceeds 10 percent of the price the product or service was …

https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases20/pr20200311b.html

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Bill to ban most public mask wearing, including for health reasons

(9 days ago) WEBRepublican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law that allowed the wearing of masks in public for health reasons, a …

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-carolina-masking-bill-pandemic-coronavirus-crime-campus-protest/

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New Jersey COVID-19 Information Hub

(3 days ago) WEBDepartment of Health: Updated COVID-19 and Annual Flu Shots Offer Best Protections This Season. Last Updated: 09/12/2023. Updated COVID-19 Vaccines for Everyone …

https://covid19.nj.gov/

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6 key facts about abortion laws and the 2024 election - KPBS …

(7 days ago) WEB2. Bans are affecting where doctors work. Idaho illustrates how abortion bans can affect a state's broader health care system. Doctors are leaving the state, and three maternity …

https://www.kpbs.org/news/health/2024/05/22/6-key-facts-about-abortion-laws-and-the-2024-election

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Sex education bills: States restricting abortion access have been

(7 days ago) WEBState lawmakers have targeted restricting sex education since the Dobbs ruling, especially in states banning abortion a professor of public health at Montclair State University …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/16/politics/sex-education-bills-united-states-dg/index.html

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State of New Jersey

(4 days ago) WEBThe mission of the Division of Consumer Affairs, within the Department of Law and Public Safety, is to protect the public from fraud, deceit, misrepresentation and professional …

https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases20/pr20200909d.html

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The U.S. Is Easing Marijuana Restrictions. Here’s How It Works.

(1 days ago) WEBThe Biden administration moved on Thursday to downgrade marijuana from the most restrictive category of drugs. The proposed rule, submitted to the Federal Register, is …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/politics/marijuana-schedule-drug-biden.html

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US unveils proposal to ease restrictions on marijuana Reuters

(9 days ago) WEBREUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights. WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday unveiled a historic proposal to …

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-unveils-proposal-ease-restrictions-marijuana-2024-05-16/

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In Louisiana, drugs for medication abortion could become …

(4 days ago) WEBRepublican-controlled states have passed various laws regulating medication abortion in the past, said Dr. Daniel Grossman, an OB-GYN and reproductive health researcher at …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/17/1251965020/louisiana-may-reclassify-drugs-used-in-abortion-as-controlled-dangerous-substanc

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Doctors rail against proposed ban against public masking

(8 days ago) WEBDoctors rail against proposed ban against public masking. The former surgeon general in the Trump administration criticizes N.C. bill that would do away with a pandemic-era law …

https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2024/05/20/doctors-call-public-mask-ban-unconscionable-political-point-making/

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South Carolina governor signs ban on gender-affirming care for

(7 days ago) WEBCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Tuesday signed into law a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. When the ink dried, South …

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/south-carolina-governor-signs-ban-gender-affirming-care-transgender-mi-rcna153382

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PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY 50-State Legislative Law and Bill …

(5 days ago) WEBSummary of Enacted Laws and Pending Bills Limiting Public Health Authority: The Second Wave (Version posted on June 1, 2022) Introduction. In their regular 2021 legislative …

https://www.networkforphl.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Summary-of-Enacted-Laws-and-Pending-Bills-Limiting-Public-Health-Authority.pdf

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Department of Health Environmental Health Retail Food

(9 days ago) WEBPublic Health and Food Protection Program. Jessica SwiftProject Coordinator. [email protected]. (609) 913-5116.

https://www.nj.gov/health/ceohs/phfpp/retailfood/

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Mississippi governor signs law restricting transgender people's use …

(5 days ago) WEBJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that he has signed a new law regulating transgender people’s use of bathrooms, locker rooms and …

https://apnews.com/article/transgender-legislation-mississippi-bathrooms-dd439b50453e09ef335a3445ef2d02d6

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Mississippi governor signs law restricting transgender people’s use …

(6 days ago) WEBJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that he has signed a new law regulating transgender people’s use of bathrooms, locker rooms and …

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/mississippi-governor-signs-law-restricting-transgender-peoples-use-of-bathrooms-and-locker-rooms/

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