Lawrence Lessig presidential campaign, 2016/Foreign affairs

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Lawrence Lessig suspended his presidential campaign on November 2, 2015.^[1]

This page was current as of the 2016 election.

In June 2014, Lawrence Lessig said of government surveillance programs, "We should recognize in a world of terrorism the government’s going to be out there trying to protect us. But let’s make sure that they’re using tools or technology that also protects the privacy side of what they should be protecting.”^[2]

In August 2015, Lawrence Lessig said he supported the work the Obama administration had done to open relations with Cuba.^[3]

Lawrence Lessig said of Ebola in October 2014, "I hadn’t recognized how critical it is to rally awareness that the single most important policy is to treat the disease effectively in Africa. Not just because it is the humanitarian thing to do, but also because it is the most effective way to prevent its spread. Borders are porous; no one can really stop people from fleeing."^[4]

In 2008, Lessig said he supported vaccines and did not believe mercury caused autism. He suggested some parents have come to distrust public health information from the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention because they allow doctors who review their decisions to waive conflict of interest rules.^[5]

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