KevinMD May 17, 2025
Shortly after taking the oath of office on January 20, 2025, President-elect Donald Trump issued two Executive Orders: One halted diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the federal government, and another mandated the use of “sex,” rather than “gender,” in official federal documents while simultaneously terminating federal funding for gender-affirming care. In the days that followed, institutions across the country began dismantling their DEI programs to align with these new directives, and the health care sector was not exempt. A following federal memo and directive required CDC scientists to pause or withdraw any publications containing “forbidden terms,” including references to “gender,” “transgender,” “pregnant person,” “LGBT,” “transsexual,” and “non-binary.”
The CDC allocates a substantial portion of its $11 billion budget...
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