Possible CDC Quarantine Regulations Endanger Public Health

This August, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a proposed regulation outlining the parameters of the federal government's authority to impose public health orders such as bans on travel and quarantines in response to outbreaks of infectious disease. Despite posing serious threats to public health and civil liberties, the regulations have received very little public attention. Fortunately, it is still possible for the Obama Administration to revise the regulation before President-elect Trump takes office.