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    The “safety net” is not merely a catchall or shorthand but a metaphor with imagery that undermines an understanding of public health programs. The metaphor calls to mind a height-defying, independent subject who might unexpectedly and temporarily need rescue, priming the reader for an individualized, rescue-focused vision of the role of law in the public’s health inconsistent with much public…

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