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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. card link

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Officially nominated, HHS Secretary | Department of Health and Human Services

United States,Immediate Office of the Secretary, Engaging Policymakers, In Washington D.C., U.S. Administrative Advocacy, Department of Health and Human Services,Appointee

Dr. Mehmet Oz

Officially nominated, Administrator | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),Appointee

Executive order restricting access to gender-affirming care for young people

The Trump administration issued an Executive Order directing agencies to restrict access to gender-affirming care for individuals under 19 years of age.

Department of Justice, The White House (Executive Office of the President of the United States), Department of Health and Human Services,Executive Actions

Revoking Biden-era executive orders protecting access to reproductive healthcare 

President Trump issued an Executive Order revoking two Biden-era executive orders designed to protect and expand access to reproductive healthcare.

Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services,Executive Actions

Abortion deleted from all HHS web pages

NPR reported that the Trump administration had scrubbed the Department of Health and Human Services’ website of any mentions of abortion that discussed protections for abortion and reproductive health care services.

Department of Health and Human Services,Executive Actions

ReproductiveRights.gov removed shortly after Inauguration

The Trump administration took down ReproductiveRights.gov, a web page launched by the Biden administration that included information about reproductive health care, abortion, and patient rights.

Department of Health and Human Services,Executive Actions

Dr. Martin Makary

Officially nominated, FDA Commissioner | Food and Drug Administration

Food and Drug Administration,Appointee

Dr. David Weldon

Officially nominated, CDC Director | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),Appointee