Zika Outbreak In U.S. Could Raise Issues Of Reproductive Rights, Climate Change, Immigration During Presidential Campaign Year

POLITICO: America’s summer threat: Zika virus
“…If the mosquito-borne virus linked to birth defects hits big — and that’s a big if — it could stir a panic like Ebola, set off an epidemic of finger-pointing, and create new fear and acrimony over reproductive rights, global warming, and immigration, all at the height of a presidential campaign…” (Allen, 3/19).

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