EPISODE · Jun 25, 2024 · 44 MIN
Women’s Health Watch: Recent Litigation and the Comstock Act
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Delphine O’Rourke, CEO, 8Fold Inc., speaks with Adriana Benedict, General Counsel, Hey Jane, about recent litigation related to women’s health and how the Comstock Act is specifically being litigated in this area. They discuss the Supreme Court’s recent decision in FDA v. AHM; the FDA’s allowance of mail-order medication abortion; the history of the Comstock Act, how it has been enforced, and how its scope has been expanded to include the internet; litigation involving Idaho, Missouri, and Kansas; Congressional proposals related to IVF; and other industries that could be affected by the Comstock Act. Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.
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Delphine O’Rourke, CEO, 8Fold Inc., speaks with Adriana Benedict, General Counsel, Hey Jane, about recent litigation related to women’s health and how the Comstock Act is specifically being litigated in this area. They discuss the Supreme Court’s recent decision in FDA v. AHM; the FDA’s allowance of mail-order medication abortion; the history of the Comstock Act, how it has been enforced, and how its scope has been expanded to include the internet; litigation involving Idaho, Missouri, and Ka...
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