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The next colloquium session explores Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, a pivotal case testing the future of private enforcement in constitutional & civil rights law.
@gostin.bsky.social @michelebgoodwin

https://oneill.law.georgetown.edu/events/oneill-institute-2025-colloquium-series/#8

Delighted to co-chair the ⁦Nature Medicine⁩ Commission on Quality Health Information for All in Berlin today.

Integrity & trust in information is the world’s greatest health challenge. Our Commission explores how quality health info shared through culture, media, & technology can be strengthened.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2025 Mobilize Recovery Campus Surge at Georgetown University!

Today, our Center for Community Health Innovation and the @mccourtschool.bsky.social are kicking off a convening, 'Global Perspectives in Reverse Innovation' with scholars and experts from around the world.

New podcast 🎧
The Long Way Home is a five-part limited series that journeys into the heart of substance use disorders and recovery. Hosted by @michelebgoodwin this series features members from O'Neill's Center on Addiction & Public Policy.
https://msmagazine.com/drug-recovery-democracy/

Promise and gaps in America First strategy for global health Plans are based on credibility the Trump administration does not have Just before the 2025 UN General Assembly, US secretary of state Marco Rubio released the America First Global Health Strategy .1 ...

The "America First Global Health Strategy" is an oxymoron. Global health requires solidarity & int'l cooperation. Trump's actions have also created mayhem in global health. But the Strategy does identify better ways to conduct foreign aid

@bmj.com

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The Premium Tax Credit issue at the center of the shutdown fight Georgetown Professor Katie Keith explains how premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act work and the potential impact if the enhanced credits expire at the end of the year.

On KPCW Radio 📻

@katie-keith.bsky.social explains how premium tax credits under the ACA work and the potential impact if the enhanced credits expire at the end of the year.

www.kpcw.org/show/mountai...

Promise and gaps in America First strategy for global health Plans are based on credibility the Trump administration does not have Just before the 2025 UN General Assembly, US secretary of state Marco Rubio released the America First Global Health Strategy .1 ...

🇺🇸 The plans laid out in the new US #globalhealth strategy depend on credibility the Trump administration does not have, write Larry Gostin & Steve Morrison in @bmj.com

We are at Georgetown’s Hilltop Campus for the 2025 Mobilize Recovery Campus Surge! We can’t wait to raise awareness, provide resources, and support students in starting or furthering their advocacy journey for recovery within their communities.​

Opinion | Trusted Vaccine Guidance Has Collapsed — Along With the Rule of Law Government independence, transparency, and legal integrity must be restored

Acting CDC Director O'Neill says "informed consent is back" but COVID vaccines are not mandated in any state.

He implies COVID vaccines are risky. They are not.

CDC halts combined MMRV vaccines. Expect a surge in chickenpox.

None of this is science informed

www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-...

O'Neill's @kashishaneja.bsky.social is participating in a @undp.org consultation in The Hague contributing to the 2026 Human Development Report. The consultation will build bridges between the legal and development communities to chart governance pathways for more just & resilient futures.

Have you registered yet?
Join this group of government officials, civil society leaders, people living with HIV, and experts in big data, AI, health policy, and ethics for an insightful webinar next week.
https://oneill.law.georgetown.edu/events/webinar-ethical-use-of-novel-hiv-data-analytics/

“He could have dismissed this case outright, and chose not to do so.”
O'Neill's @katie-keith.bsky.social spoke to @bloomberglaw.com about the escalating fight over abortion pill access.

How is the Supreme Court reshaping the legal and political landscape for public health and scientific policy in the United States?

Join us next Wednesday as experts discuss this and more at the O'Neill Colloquium.
Register ➡️ ow.ly/s88h50X5Ezk

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: CANADA'S UNIONS: Protecting Labour Rights and Human Rights Ahead of FIFA 2026. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the we... Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: CANADA'S UNIONS: Protecting Labour Rights and Human Rights Ahead of FIFA 2026. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the we...

Join O'Neill's Jennifer Li today for a webinar with @canadianlabour.bsky.social to learn more about the negative impacts that FIFA events have had on labour and human rights globally and what strategies can be used to mitigate those impacts ahead of the games.

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Who will blink first on Obamacare subsidies to end the shutdown? The drug pricing vibe check: Many big companies think it could be much worse.

“While Judge Kacsmaryk could have simply dismissed this lawsuit, the transfer means the litigation — and the threat it poses to nationwide abortion access — will continue.”
O'Neill's @katie-keith.bsky.social spoke to @washingtonpost.com's Health Brief.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-intellige...

Recovery Saved My Life. It Can Also Save U.S. Democracy. A young gay man in recovery shares how overcoming addiction not only saved his life but also reveals a path to healing America’s fractured democracy.

Recovery offers a blueprint for healing not just individuals, but the divisions tearing our democracy apart.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: At a crossroads: Reimagining Africa’s HIV Response. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. With the US' global health funding under strain and the long-standing support to African HIV programmes facing new disruptions, the future of the HIV response is at a pivotal moment. Kicking off our...

It is almost time ⏰
Join us at 10 AM EST for this important conversation.
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The Right to Recovery is Essential to Democracy Recovery is a democracy issue. In honor of #RecoveryMonth, we partnered with Georgetown Law’s O'Neill Institute to explore addiction, gender justice & solutions that center dignity, equity, care & civ...

“Recovery is not just a personal journey. It is a political one."

Explore our latest Women & Democracy offering, presented in collaboration with @oneillinstitute.bsky.social in honor of National Recovery Month: The Right to Recovery is Essential to Democracy.

A New Wave of Abortion Exceptionalism in the United States The rise in abortion exceptionalism continues to undermine the goal of providing safe and legal access to abortion care everywhere.

Yesterday, in recognition of International Safe Abortion Day, O'Neill experts published a new piece on the increasing prevalence of “abortion exceptionalism”.
Read more ⬇️
oneill.law.georgetown.edu/a-new-wave-o...

Had a fantastic time discussing my work on disability accommodations @oneillinstitute.bsky.social & Georgetown Program in Disability Studies! It was a treat to give the talk at the beautiful Riggs Library. Grateful to Joel Raynolds, Michele Goodwin, Libbie Rifkin & others for the warm hospitality!

Have you registered yet? Join us for a webinar with @theconversation.com Africa next week.

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Big Announcement!

@gostin.bsky.social is retiring from his role as co-faculty director of the O’Neill Institute. He remains on the @georgetownlaw.bsky.social faculty and will now serve as the founding director of the O’Neill Institute.

oneill.law.georgetown.edu/press/the-on...

Abortion Pill Access Threat Renewed by Red States, Federal Study Conservative states are stepping up legal attacks on the abortion pill as the Trump administration launches safety reviews that could achieve the goals the states are seeking.

“...the real threat is to states where abortion remains lawful.”
O'Neill's @katie-keith.bsky.social spoke to @bloomberglaw.com about the impact of growing legal attacks on mifepristone.
news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-a...

A poster for the talk: The Limits of the ADA: Exploring the Duty to Accommodate in Law & Society by Doron Dorfman, Thursday, Sep. 25 at 5 pm at the Riggs Library - Healy Hall. ASL interpreted. A photo of a man with dark hair and glasses smiling alongside a photo of signing the ADA into law.

Thrilled to be giving a talk on The Limits of the ADA’s Duty to Accommodate @oneillinstitute.bsky.social (@georgetownlaw.bsky.social) & the Georgetown Program in Disability Studies tomorrow (Sep. 25) at 5 pm. If you’re around, please join us. Details below 👇

Today's announcement about the landmark agreement to expand access to lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection, is one of the most significant accomplishments we have seen in global health in the last decades.

🔗 : oneill.law.georgetown.edu/press/statem...

Institutional Obstacles to Reforming Brazil's Wholesale Food Markets - O'Neill The Brazilian wholesale markets fall short of their full potential and must strengthen their capacity to lower food prices.

🚨New expert column
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ICYMI: Katie Keith provided an overview of litigation over the No Surprises Act during a Health Affairs virtual health policy briefing. Watch the briefing ⬇️⬇️
www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/h...

The Trump Administration’s continued efforts to break the 2025 funding deal reached in March are seriously undermining efforts to reach a funding agreement for 2026 because lawmakers need to know if they reach a deal, it will be kept. 🧵

I can’t find words to state how deeply I love, admire and respect these folx @oneillinstitute.bsky.social @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social