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Infant Health Deserves Careful Research, Not Partisan Bickering

Infant Health Deserves Careful Research, Not Partisan Bickering
Premature baby Matthew Hirsh, born at 28 weeks, lies in the neonatal intensive care unit during a media tour for the March of Dimes' Prematurity Awareness Month at New York University Medical Center Nov. 10, 2004 in New York City. Sally Pipes argues that recent studies about the well-being of America’s babies have been manipulated for political ends. Mario Tama/Getty Images
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Want to win a political argument? Accuse your opponent of hurting children.

That’s the lesson behind two recent studies regarding the well-being of America’s babies.

Sally C. Pipes
Sally C. Pipes
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Sally C. Pipes is president, CEO, and the Thomas W. Smith fellow in healthcare policy at the Pacific Research Institute. Her latest book is "False Premise, False Promise: The Disastrous Reality of Medicare for All," (Encounter 2020). Follow her on Twitter @sallypipes