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Alabama Court Rules Embryos Are Children. What Now?
Episode 335
In a first-of-its-kind ruling, the Alabama Supreme Court has determined that embryos created for in vitro fertilization procedures are legally people…
2 years, 1 month ago
Biden Wins Early Court Test for Medicare Drug Negotiations
Episode 334
A federal district court judge dismissed a lawsuit attempting to invalidate the Biden administration’s Medicare prescription-drug price negotiation p…
2 years, 1 month ago
To End School Shootings, Activists Consider a New Culprit: Parents
Episode 333
For the first time, a jury has convicted a parent of a school shooter of charges related to the child’s crime, finding a mother in Michigan guilty of…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Struggle Over Who Gets the Last Word
Episode 332
As science skepticism pervades politics, the Supreme Court will soon consider two cases that seek to define the power of “experts.” Meanwhile, aborti…
2 years, 2 months ago
Health Enters the Presidential Race
Episode 331
New Hampshire voters have spoken, and it seems increasingly clear that this November’s election will pit President Joe Biden against former President…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Supreme Court vs. the Bureaucracy
Episode 330
The Supreme Court this week heard oral arguments in a case that could radically alter the way federal agencies — including the Department of Health a…
2 years, 2 months ago
All About the (Government) Funding
Episode 329
With days to go until a large chunk of the federal government runs out of money needed to keep it operating, Congress is still struggling to find a c…
2 years, 2 months ago
New Year, Same Abortion Debate
Episode 328
Some Supreme Court justices were wrong if they assumed overturning Roe v. Wade would settle the abortion issue before the high court. At least two ca…
2 years, 2 months ago
2023 Is a Wrap
Episode 327
2023 was another busy year in health care. As the covid-19 pandemic waned, policymakers looked anew at long-standing obstacles to obtaining and payin…
2 years, 3 months ago
Abortion and SCOTUS, Together Again
Episode 326
The Supreme Court agreed this week to hear its first major case on abortion since overturning Roe v. Wade — one that could restrict the availability …
2 years, 3 months ago