Month: August 2022

Abortion

What does moderate abortion policy look like after Dobbs?

Allowing voters in each state to determine their state’s abortion policies would be broadly popular, but requiring some women to travel for abortions would create effectiveness and equity concerns that would need to be mitigated by other policies Introduction The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned its earlier decisions in […]

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Gun regulation

Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

It’s broadly popular and likely to be at least partly effective, although it mostly funds programs with unproven impacts and its gun regulations may face Constitutional challenges On June 25, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) into law. The BSCA passed the Senate by a 65-33 vote, which included 15 Republican votes, […]

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