Showing posts with label Overton. Show all posts
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Friday, August 21, 2026

Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton as his FDA nominee : NPR

When Overton worked at the conservative America First Policy Institute, she wrote papers opposing gender-affirming care for minors. She also has questioned the safety of medication abortion and suggested the FDA was wrong to allow it to be prescribed via telehealth. 

On Aug 10, President Trump issued a controversial executive order pushing to change the childhood vaccine schedule, and dredging up debunked theories linking vaccines to autism. Speaking at the press conference, Overton called Trump's order "a historic action."…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/20/nx-s1-5939549/heidi-overton-fda-commissioner-trump-senate-nomination


Trump nominates abortion opponent Heidi Overton to be head of FDA

Overton has said that Congress should strictly regulate abortion drug mifepristone ‘to protect women and children’…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/heidi-overton-fda-commissioner-nomination


 

FDA Commissioner nominee believes that we need more “conservative-based”..

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wTWPDbOqgsQ

 








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