US EditionAP: Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century
More than 420 bills targeting vaccines, fluoride, and raw milk have been introduced in 2025, with at least 26 anti-vaccine laws enacted in 11 states, according to an AP investigation.
- Anti-Science bills have been introduced in most states, pushed by people with ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Experts say vaccines, fluoridation, and pasteurization have saved millions of lives, but activists spread false conspiracy theories against them.
- Anti-Vaccine bills were the most common, while groups like NVIC, Stand for Health Freedom, and Weston Price collaborated to oppose public health laws.
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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.
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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.
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Wave of anti-science bills pushed by Kennedy allies hits statehouses, endangering 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.
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