Countering the Antiscience of Abortion Regulation
On an array of health concerns, policymakers have rejected science in favor of lawmaking based on ideology, politics, and religion, to the detriment of public health. This is particularly true of stigmatized health areas such as reproductive health, and especially abortion care.
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Laws: Reporting, Mandates & Access, 2014-2019
This dataset presents state-level statutes and regulations on prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) laws covering reporting requirements, mandates requiring providers to check PDMP databases before prescribing controlled substances, and provisions regulating access.
State Legislation Addressing Public Health Emergency Authority
State laws setting the scope and limits of emergency authority are crucial to an effective public health response. This suite of legal data captures details of legislation that addresses emergency health authority introduced between January 1, 2021, and May 20, 2022, in all 50 US states and the District of Columbia.
Abortion Laws
This dataset provides a general overview of 15 regulatory areas related to abortion in the United States, and includes laws, case law, and attorney general opinions in effect as of October 1, 2021.
Trends in US State Public Health Emergency Laws, 2021–2022
Published in the American Journal of Public Health, this article written by staff at the Center for Public Health Law Research identifies and categorizes US state legislation introduced between January 1, 2021, and May 20, 2022 that addresses emergency health authority. The COVID-19 pandemic called for quick, decisive action to limit infections, and when the next outbreak hits, new laws limiting health authority may make such action even more difficult.