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3 unusual facts about Model State Emergency Health Powers Act


Lawrence O. Gostin

His proposed Model State Emergency Health Powers Act ignited a firestorm of controversy across the ideological spectrum, from Phyllis Schlafly to LAMBDA, for being overly broad and ripe for abuse.

He is best known as the author of the Model State Emergency Health Powers Act and as a prolific contributor to journals on medicine and law.

Model State Emergency Health Powers Act

The draft, dated October 23, 2001, was produced by Gostin without consultation from any of the various groups he listed on the title page as being "in collaboration with", namely, the National Governors Association, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the National Association of Attorneys General, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, and the National Association of County and City Health Officials.



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