The #US’ new top #health diplomat, #BethanyKozma, has strong opinions on #abortion & #gender
The job she took on this week—leading #HHS’ Office of Global Affairs—does not have a high profile. And Kozma is not a familiar name in the world of #PublicHealth.
But it’s a position with power—& Kozma has a record of public statements & activism on health issues, equating abortion with "murder" & campaigning against #GenderAffirmingCare.
#law #ReproductiveRights #TransRights
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Unknown parent • • •"The Office of Global Affairs (OGA) advances the #Trump Administration's agenda & priorities by bringing common sense, transparency, & gold-standard science to global partners. Under Secretary Kennedy's [#RFKJr] leadership, OGA is committed to strengthening the #UnitedStates' position as the global gold-standard for #PublicHealth & ensuring Americans are protected at home & abroad."
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in reply to Nonilex • • •Kozma began her career in public service during the George W. Bush admin, working at the White House #HomelandSecurity Council. During the Obama years, she re-entered public life as an activist.
In a 2016 commentary for The Daily Signal, a conservative website founded by the #HeritageFoundation, she argued against the #Obama admin's guidance that public schools should allow children to use the bathroom that comports with their #identity.
#law #ReproductiveRights #TransRights #privacy #health
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in reply to Nonilex • • •"This radical agenda of subjective 'gender fluidity' & unrestricted shower & bathroom access actually endangers all," she stated, noting that "predators" could abuse the policy.
In 2017, she joined the #Trump admin as senior adviser for Gender Equality & Women's Empowerment in the #USAID, eventually being promoted to deputy chief of staff.
#law #ReproductiveRights #TransRights #CivilRights #privacy #HumanRights #health #ChristianEvangelism #FarRight #NewApostolicReformation
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in reply to Nonilex • • •In videos obtained & released by ProPublica, Kozma recalls calling the #US a "pro-life" country in a closed-door #UN meeting about women's rights in 2018, when access to #abortion was still protected nationally by #RoeVWade.
#Trump #law #ReproductiveRights #TransRights #CivilRights #privacy #HumanRights #health #ChristianEvangelism #FarRight #NewApostolicReformation
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in reply to Nonilex • • •In August 2020, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del, & 4 other Democratic senators issued a letter labeling Kozma & several other political appointees at #USAID as "prejudiced" & called for them to be removed from their posts. Kozma has "spoken extensively & derisively of #trans people & trans issues," the senators wrote.
#Trump #law #ReproductiveRights #TransRights #CivilRights #privacy #HumanRights #health #ChristianEvangelism #FarRight #NewApostolicReformation
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in reply to Nonilex • • •During the Biden admin, she was also involved in #Project2025, the #HeritageFoundation's "blueprint" for a new Republican admin. She played a prominent role in Project 2025 training videos, obtained & published by ProPublica.
#Trump #law #ReproductiveRights #TransRights #CivilRights #privacy #HumanRights #health #ChristianEvangelism #FarRight #NewApostolicReformation
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in reply to Nonilex • • •In one nearly 50-minute training video focused on left-wing language, she called for a Republican admin to "eradicate '#ClimateChange' references from absolutely everywhere," & said that concerns over climate change are efforts at "population control." She also called #GenderAffirmingCare "absolutely infuriating" & said "the idea that gender is fluid is evil." Overall, she argued that changing language around these policies should be a priority for political appointees.
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Project 2025 Private Training Video: Left-Wing Code Words and Language
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in reply to Nonilex • • •Kozma joined the 2nd #Trump admin as a chief adviser at the #HHS Office of Global Affairs. In Sept, she spoke at a #UN event commemorating the 30th anniversary of the declaration that denying #WomensRights is a #HumanRights violation.
#law #ReproductiveRights #TransRights #CivilRights #privacy #health #ChristianEvangelism #FarRight #NewApostolicReformation
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in reply to Nonilex • • •"While many may celebrate so-called successes gained for women over the last 30 years, one must ask what defines true success for women?" she began, adding that "biological reality is rooted in scientific truth & is confirmed by the universal truths that we are endowed by our Creator who made us 'male & female.'"
#Trump #law #ReproductiveRights #TransRights #CivilRights #privacy #HumanRights #health #ChristianEvangelism #FarRight #NewApostolicReformation