"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. An Associated Press investigation found that the wave of legislation has cropped up in most states, pushed by people with close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The effort would strip away protections that have been built over a century and are integral to American lives and society."
"Trump administration officials are directing activists to push anti-science legislation in the states where public health authority rests, with the ultimate goal of changing laws and minds nationally. The effort normalizes ideas fueled by the anti-vaccine movement that Kennedy has helped lead for years. His Make America Healthy Again agenda masks anti-science ideas while promoting goals such as making food more natural or reducing chemicals."
More than 420 anti-science bills targeting longstanding public health protections — including vaccines, milk safety and fluoride — have been introduced in state legislatures across the United States. The legislation is part of an organized, politically savvy campaign driven by people with close ties to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Around 30 bills have been enacted or adopted in 12 states. Trump administration officials are directing activists to push anti-science measures at the state level to change laws and public opinion nationally. The movement normalizes anti-vaccine ideas, coincides with falling vaccination rates, and has allowed measles and whooping cough to resurge. Proponents frame goals as reducing chemicals or making food more natural, while experts warn the policies endanger public health and could cause deaths.
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