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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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Nonilex

"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."

#law #ReproductiveRights #TransRights #privacy #HumanRights #health #ChristianEvangelism #NewApostolicReformation

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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

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

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

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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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