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How forced vaccinations and a brothel fought smallpox in Deming, New Mexico
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You answer a knock at your door. A physician and a sheriff’s deputy greet you. “We are here to give you a vaccination against smallpox,” they announce.
Since you are the kind of American who keeps a copy of the U.S. Constitution in your pocket, you proceed to engage them in a discussion of your fundamental rights.
Inconveniently for you, this is the early 20th century. These men are not here to discuss constitutional theory or jurisprudence, nor to explore community ethics. They are here to inoculate you against a deadly contagious disease.
A Texas Senate committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would Texans to carry handguns in public without a permit. Credit: Evan L Roy/The Texas Tribune
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A Texas bill that would allow people to carry handguns without a permit quickly sailed Thursday out of a state Senate committee recently created to specifically tackle the legislation.
The move marks a significant step for the controversial proposal that for years struggled to gain momentum in either chamber of the Texas Legislature. But it remains to be seen whether the measure already passed by the Texas House has enough support to make it out of the Senate and to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Coming out of the pandemic, the health care system has the opportunity to avoid going back to business as usual. We need to answer the question, "What is health care?" Our answer will have consequences.