on the religious liberty claims, granting Christian individuals and employers to exclude PrEP from their insurance. The judge also agreed that PSTF members are appointed unconstitutionally. But he didn’t decide the remedy for this alleged flaw, instead ordering further briefing.Then, on Thursday, O’Connor came out with his decision, which took the most destructive, maximalist approach possible: He voided every single PSTF mandate issued since 2010, more than 50 in all.
This reasoning is, to put it lightly, nuts. PSTF members serve the commission part-time, meeting three times a year for two days, and receive no compensation for their work. They write no regulations and provide no guidance on the interpretation of federal laws. They simply review the data and recommend treatments that prevent serious illness and death.
But these radical conservatives are pro-life They do great lip service and that’s about it.