And we would have gotten away with it, if it wasn’t for that pesky 13th Amendment

On this morning’s Diane Rehm Show,* discussing shortages of pediatric oncology drugs, Capt. Valerie Jensen of the FDA let slip the FDA’s apparent position on how to fix pharmaceutical shortages in the US:

We would love to be able to tell companies how much to make and what to make. It’s just not in our authority. Continue reading “And we would have gotten away with it, if it wasn’t for that pesky 13th Amendment”

NPR, Planned Parenthood, and Legal Ignorance

Legal issues are in the news a lot these days, which is frustrating for a lot of lawyers because most people know squat about the law. It’s additionally frustrating because a lot of the people talking about the law on the news should be better informed than their statements reveal them to be. Continue reading “NPR, Planned Parenthood, and Legal Ignorance”