Grounded in developments in Atlanta and the broader South, this panel will examine how faith communities, religious institutions, and faith-based health systems are shaping, and responding to, health policy debates around vaccines, reproductive care, Medicaid, and public health authority. Panelists will discuss where religion is exerting real influence on policy and practice, how political shifts under a new Trump administration are changing the landscape, and what journalists should be watching as health policy disputes increasingly intersect with faith, ethics, and access to care.

SPEAKERS

Daniele Fallin

Rebecca Grapvine

Ellen Idler

MODERATOR

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