brad262run, 2 months ago

#Project2025 recommendations concerning #health are dispersed among the introduction and various chapters. Together, they argue for an abandonment of the government’s role in promoting #publichealth for American children and adults”

#SupremeCourt could undermine the #FDA’s authority to regulate all drugs and medical devices, potentially putting people who depend on those products at risk of harm”
“could lead to chaos for doctors and patients and could deter researchers” https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-supreme-courts-mifepristone-ruling-could-affect-abortion-access-and/

brad262run, 2 months ago

“Schismogenesis isn't a great tactic. It would be far better if we had a set of institutions we could all largely trust – if the black boxes where expert debate took place were sturdy, rectilinear and sharp-cornered.
But they're not. They're just not. Our regulatory process sucks”
“It's a function of #corruption”
“the terrifying epistemological crisis of trying to make good choices in an age of institutions that can't be trusted” https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/25/black-boxes/ by @pluralistic