8 July 2023 
Volume 402, Issue 10396
WORLD REPORT Health and science groups warn the Supreme Court ‘s decision threatens workforce diversity and
patient care. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.
Leading medical and scientific organisations have criticised the June 29 US Supreme Court decision severely limiting how colleges and universities consider an applicant’s race in the admissions process. A 6 to 3 majority abandoned 45 years of legal precedent protecting affirmative action, which is widely expected not only to reduce the number of Black and Latinx college students but also roll back their representation in medicine, law, science, and other postgraduate programmes, diversity advocates say. [Continued here.]
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