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Advocacy group sues Tennessee over racial requirements for medical boards

A nonprofit dedicated to opposing diversity initiatives in medicine has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the requirements surrounding the racial makeup of key medical boards in Tennessee. The Virginia-based Do No Harm filed the lawsuit earlier this month, marking the second legal battle the group has launched in the Volunteer State in the past year. In 2023, […]

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S3E9: Exploring the Political Influence on Medicine

In Season 3, Episode 9 of the Do No Harm Podcast, host Ian Kingsbury engages in a deep dive into the complex relationship between politics and medicine with special guest, Eric Kaufman, Ph.D, a distinguished political scientist. This episode examines the significant impact of political ideologies on medical practices and institutions, emphasizing the widespread influence […]

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Lawsuit challenges race requirements on Tennessee’s boards

The Pacific Legal Foundation and physician organization Do No Harm are suing Tennessee over racial quotas required to serve on the state’s boards and commissions. The 13-page lawsuit filed in U.S District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee says laws that require the governor to appoint members based on race violate the 14th Amendment. […]

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Amber Lavigne

As mother-of-three Amber Lavigne prepped her 13-year-old daughter’s room for a painting project, the last thing she expected to find was a breast binder. But there it was – and her daughter told her it came from a social worker at her public school in Maine.  She was gobsmacked.  Her daughter had been struggling with […]

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Tennessee Sued Over Race-Based Quotas on State Boards

A federal lawsuit has been filed against the state of Tennessee, challenging laws that require the governor to consider race when appointing members to state medical and chiropractic boards. The lawsuit, filed by the medical professionals’ association Do No Harm and represented by the Pacific Legal Foundation, alleges that these racial quotas are unconstitutional and […]

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The Biden-Harris Race-Preference Regime

Much of corporate America is retreating from the diversity, equity and inclusion policies that have brought racial preferences into the workplace. But the federal government still follows this destructive progressive dogma, as a new report on DEI in the Biden-Harris Administration makes clear. This is a clean-up opportunity for the Trump Administration. Boeing Co. said […]

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Do No Harm v. William Lee (II)

On November 7, 2024, Do No Harm filed a lawsuit against Tennessee Governor William Lee challenging race-based requirements for medical board appointments. Tennessee medical practitioners are regulated by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners, while the state’s Board of Chiropractic Examiners oversees chiropractors. However, state law forced the governor to consider race when deciding who […]

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Pitt gets $5 million taxpayer grant to ‘generate evidence’ for ‘racial equity’ brain training

Proponents of “racial equity” training have received $5 million from the National Institutes of Health to “generate evidence” in support of their program at the University of Pittsburgh. The researchers will “test the effectiveness of the Racial Equity Consciousness Institute” which is “an effort aimed at addressing systemic racism.” The institute is run through Pitt’s […]

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‘Not legal’: Delta Dental excludes whites from med school scholarships

A medical school scholarship that excludes white students is “not legal” according to a civil rights activist who regularly calls attention to illegal racial discrimination on college campuses. Midwestern University and insurance company Delta Dental of Illinois, continue to offer five “Diversity Admissions Scholarships,” which exclude white students. The scholarships are awarded to “first year […]

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Biden-Harris Admin Focused On Diversity At The VA As Veterans Faced Massive Claims Backlog

The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) expanded its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts while hundreds of thousands of veterans were stuck on a waitlist for benefits under the Biden-Harris administration. The VA took at least a dozen actions aimed at bolstering its DEI initiatives during the Biden-Harris administration, according to a list of federal DEI programs […]