Reproductive Health
A Second Trump Presidency: A Dangerous Time for Reproductive Health
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.
Published
February 10, 2025
Author
Allison M. Whelan
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Professional Regulation
The Guardians of Professional Knowledge
Early in the second Trump administration, health information started to disappear from government websites including those maintained by the CDC and NIH. Commentators have begun to wonder how to protect the agencies themselves and what role the health professions might play in responding to rapid changes in health…
Food Safety
Red Dye No. 3 and the Delaney Clause:
A Relic of the Past or a Necessary Safety Measure?
It’s time to stock up on maraschino cherries—Red Dye No. 3 is officially off the market (sorry, Peter Barton Hutt, cherry enthusiast and leading food and drug lawyer). On Jan. 15, 2025, the U.S. Food…
Reproductive Technology
Egg Donation: A Victory for Reproductive Justice or Another Handmaid’s Tale?
Before the United States election in 2024, Margaret Atwood shared a cartoon illustrating the handmaids from her dystopian novel entering a polling booth in their unmistakable red cloaks and white bonnets. Having voted, they transform into unique individuals, discarding the attire symbolizing…
Environment
Fighting Wildfires with Chemicals: The Controversy and Danger of Flame Retardant Materials
For the past week, I have watched my beloved city of Los Angeles become engulfed in flames. My heart aches knowing that the places I once loved—the Will Rogers beach house, the Palisades lookout, and a drive up the Pacific Coast Highway—will…
As we near the end of 2024, here are some of our most widely viewed articles on the Bill of Health blog.
Reproductive health, aging/longevity, and psychedelics were among readers’ favorite topics this year. Popular articles touched on insurance coverage for psychedelic therapy, polygenic embryo screening, AI in drug development, and medical assistance in dying.
The single most-read article…
by Anna Aguilar and Sidney Lee
In 1971, Congress tasked the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with establishing procedures to “eliminate as far as practicable” the dangers of lead poisoning. Yet, HUD has repeatedly fallen short of accomplishing this. More than 50 years later, for children in federally assisted housing in the…
by Thalia Viveros Uehara and Alicia Ely Yamin
Conclusion of the Digital Symposium Climate Change and Health:
Mobilizing Public International Law into Action
COP29 in Baku underscored what many had feared — a summit defined by missed opportunities. Perhaps this was to be expected, given that it was the second COP in a row held…
by Spencer Andrews
We’ve all had the experience: you receive a targeted ad on your phone or computer which mysteriously seems to read your mind. This happened to me recently when I, a busy law student, began receiving a wave of ads selling supplements which purport to improve brain focus, clarity, and memory. I had…
by Cristina Rosero-Arteaga
The climate emergency in Latin America is intensifying a long-standing yet underrecognized health crisis: reproductive harm due to agrochemical exposure, particularly for rural women. As shifting climate patterns threaten to exacerbate these harms, it is crucial to bring these issues into the focus of climate action. The region’s human rights framework —…
