Healthcare & Policy News
Reporting on health care policy, insurance coverage, and federal health programs. Includes news updates and conservative commentary from The Daily Signal.
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A Crown Juul of Stupidity at FDA
Is any aspect of American life safe from President Joe Biden and his battalions of intrusive, dim-witted federal bureaucrats? COVID-19’s embers are not yet cold. Parents still scramble for baby formula. And now, tampons have gone scarce. Rather than solve these and other real problems for the American people, the Food and Drug Administration aims…Deroy Murdock -
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Democrats Are Fooling Themselves on the Popularity of Abortion
One of the central justifications for the left’s proposed court-packing scheme is to claim that the reversal of Roe v. Wade is so radically out of step with the American public that it is an undemocratic, minoritarian power grab. Not only is the argument based on the unconstitutional notion that justices should weigh the vagaries…David Harsanyi -
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5 States Call Special Sessions to Determine Abortion Law in Wake of Roe Reversal
Abortion law is now in the hands of the American people and their elected state leaders. Already, 26 states have laws in place to protect the unborn, and others are taking swift action to do likewise. Governors in South Dakota, Indiana, South Carolina, and Nebraska have called for special legislative sessions to pass pro-life bills…Virginia Allen -
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Roe Is Dead, but Abortion Debate Reveals Rot at America’s Center
This week, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling overdue by some five decades, striking down Roe v. Wade (1973) and its constitutionally unsubstantiated “right to abortion.” Writing for the 6-3 majority in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Justice Samuel Alito stated, “The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no…Ben Shapiro -
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Supreme Court Upholds Democracy in Dobbs Abortion Decision
The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, the notorious 1973 decision that wrote abortion rights into law. Critics of the court’s new ruling overlook a crucial fact: By throwing out one of the most anti-democratic court decisions in the past 100 years, the justices have upheld the democratic process. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s…Hans von Spakovsky -
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After Roe Overturned, These 56 Companies Announce Abortion Benefits
In the 72 hours since the Supreme Court’s bombshell ruling, the Democrats’ hysteria has sucked up most of the oxygen in the room—and that’s just fine with corporate America. While some CEOs have taken their battle stations on the sinking ship of Roe v. Wade, the bigger story might be how many haven’t. It’s been an unusually…Suzanne Bowdey -
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Economists Hysterically Misread Supreme Court’s Dobbs Ruling on Abortion
Economists tend to believe that they deserve deference on a broad range of public policy questions that involve much more than economic analysis. They often say they are guided by reason and science. But economists’ wildly inaccurate reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision Friday in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization should lead us to…Adam Kissel -
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Pentagon Pledges to Protect Abortion Access for Troops
The Pentagon pledged to protect “seamless access” to abortion in a statement Friday, citing the potential impact of a landmark Supreme Court ruling on troop readiness. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed concern in a statement about military “readiness and resilience” following the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that put states in control of…Micaela Burrow -
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She Had an Abortion. Why She’s Glad Roe Was Overturned.
When she was 17, Cathy Harris had an abortion. After her abortion, Harris says she felt “immediate regret, immediate just grief that fell upon me.” “I wasn’t really sure what to do with it, where to put it,” she recalls. “A lot of people, friends of mine had continued to tell me that’s not a…Virginia Allen -
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What We Saw During ‘Night of Rage’ Pro-Abortion Protest
As the sun set over Washington, D.C., hundreds of pro-abortion demonstrators stood chanting and holding signs outside the Supreme Court. Rally speakers called for protesters to “take to the streets” in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling Friday that overturned Roe v. Wade. >>> Facing an Unexpected Pregnancy? Here’s Help In the majority opinion, Justice Samuel…Douglas Blair -
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Abortion ‘Sanctuary’ States Pose Grave Risks to Vulnerable Women
With Roe v. Wade no longer dictating abortion laws, state lawmakers are taking up the fight. Both pro-life and pro-abortion actors are asking the same question: Are we ready for “life after Roe”? Many states are enacting laws to protect the lives of preborn children. The laws range from Oklahoma’s “life begins at conception” law…Emma Waters -
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How Operation Warp Speed Got Vaccines Out in Less Than a Year
Operation Warp Speed was an unprecedented fusion of government and private industry to create a vaccine against COVID-19. What normally would take four or five years to accomplish was done in less than one. Paul Mango, then deputy chief of staff for the Department of Health and Human Services, was there to make sure everything…Douglas Blair -
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What a Post-Roe World Could Mean for Abortion Laws
“We are, apparently, on the cusp of a great achievement. The crowning achievement of the conservative legal movement,” Ed Whelan said in a speech Thursday at The Heritage Foundation, on the pending Supreme Court ruling that could overturn Roe v. Wade. “Overruling of opinions that epitomize the worst of judicial activism. Roe, written some 50 years ago,…Douglas Blair -
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‘The Leash Is Off’: Abortion Activists Behind Attacks on Pro-Lifers Issue New Threats, Urge Others to ‘Burn’
A statement that appears to be from the violent pro-abortion group Jane’s Revenge was posted online Tuesday, saying “the leash is off” for attacks on pro-life operations, declaring violence until pro-life groups shut down. The statement was posted to Abolition Media, an “online news source for revolutionary movements,” and promised violent attacks on pro-life organizations such as crisis…Reagan Reese -
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Authors of New Book Explain How Abortion Is ‘Tearing Us Apart’
Whether talking about the family, politics, or culture, abortion has created division and continues to do so, Ryan Anderson and Alexandra DeSanctis say. In a leaked draft opinion in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote, “Far from bringing about a national settlement of the abortion issue,…Virginia Allen -
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Liberal Prosecutors Say They Won’t Enforce Abortion Bans
Liberal prosecutors in red states have pledged to not enforce abortion bans that could be enacted in the likely event that the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade and allows states to restrict abortions. Several state and local attorneys general have made public commitments to decline prosecuting individuals who break abortion laws by providing or…Laurel Duggan -
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9 in Air Force Sue Pentagon for Religious Discrimination Over Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination
Nine members of the Air Force are suing the government after officials denied their requests for religious exemptions from the Defense Department’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement. In effect, denial of exemptions for religious reasons and discriminatory treatment force Air Force members to leave the service, said Mike Berry, director of military affairs at First Liberty Institute,…Evalyn Homoelle -
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People Need to Start Using ‘Their Brains’ About Abortion, Ben Carson Says
A little bit of logic and brain power might go a long way in solving the controversy over abortion, Ben Carson says. “I wish people would just take a step back from all this emotional rhetoric, and just use their brain, and look and see what is in that mother’s womb,” Carson, a renowned…Virginia Allen -
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See What Happens to Abortion State by State If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, an unborn baby in Alaska still could be aborted up to the moment of birth. But in Tennessee, the life of an unborn child would be protected from the moment of conception in almost all circumstances. How could two states in the U.S. treat their unborn…Virginia Allen -
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San Diego City Council Passes Resolution to Become First ‘Safe Haven’ for Abortion
The San Diego City Council passed a resolution Tuesday declaring itself a “safe city” for abortion after a leaked draft opinion indicated the Supreme Court may be overturning Roe v. Wade. The resolution passed 8-0 in the San Diego City Council, with members arguing the city has a responsibility to show it is a safe place for reproductive freedom, according to…Bryan Babb