AP: Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century

The US is on track to lose its measles elimination status in months. RFK needs to go.

Canada has lost its measles elimination status and the U.S. is likely to be next. These failures are the result of the anti-vaccination movement, bolstered by the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and it's a bellwether of the erosion of public health.

Takeaways from AP’s investigation on anti-science legislation in US statehouses

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law.

Anti-science bills are being introduced in statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century

More than 420 bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in states across U.S. this year.

Anti-science bills hit statehouses, attacking longstanding public health protections

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.

Anti-science bills spread nationwide as Kennedy allies target health protections

"People are literally going to die from it," warns researcher who has tracked the anti-vaccine movement for decades.

Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year. It's part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law.