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Trump’s recent executive orders...imperil the health of all Americans. (eeoc.gov) [1]

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Date: 2025-02-16

"UC San Diego researchers have been told to scrub their websites of diversity, equity and inclusion language.” "The list of banned words circulating at the National Science Foundation and science circles across the country include: women, disability, bias, status, trauma, Black, Hispanic communities, as well as socioeconomic, ethnicity and systemic.

"Dr. Natasha Martin, a professor of infectious disease and global public health at UC San Diego, said banning words deprives scientists of the ability to describe the world accurately.” (kpbs.org) "Withdrawing the country from the World Health Organization will interfere with its ability to defend the country against future pandemics. Withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on climate change makes the United States more vulnerable to the climate-related catastrophes—measured in lives and in GDP—that are already occurring. Ending diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs makes it harder for public health workers to represent and work with the communities they serve and to fight back against misinformation and disinformation. ( Amita Sharma)

"UC San Diego public health scientist Rebecca Fielding-Miller called the list Orwellian, and said it will hamper crucial research. “If I can't say the word 'women,' I can't tell you that an abortion ban is going to hurt women,” Fielding-Miller said. “If I can't say race and ethnicity, I can't tell you that Hispanic communities are experiencing this and that or that there's less vaccination happening in African American communities.” She added "ultimately, the effect of removing those words will be so restrictive that researchers will leave, or shift focus. “I guess a word that's not on here is ‘men,' and I guess a word that I don't see on here is ‘white,' so I guess we'll see what's going on with white men and what they need,” Fielding-Miller said.

"The right to information on gender and sexuality has also been repeatedly restricted in the United States through bans on educational materials and books in schools and libraries. These bans violate the 'freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kind’ guaranteed under the ICCPR (International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights) and erase the visibility of transgender individuals. Lawmakers in many states have attempted to prohibit transgender people from expressing their gender identity by prohibiting them from sharing their pronouns and restricting discussions of gender identity—and these were among the first steps taken by Trump across all federal agencies. The right to benefit from scientific progress has also been upended by Trump’s actions, impacting the right to health in the United States and globally." (Joseph J. Amon)

"A second executive order issued... revokes numerous executive actions of administrations past, including some that had been in effect for decades. One issued by former President Bill Clinton required federal agencies to address environmental justice for low-income and minority populations. Another signed by former President Lyndon B. Johnson required government contractors to adopt nondiscriminatory practices in hiring and employment.” (kpbs .org) "Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in programs and services that receive federal funds. It protects people from being excluded, denied benefits, or treated differently based on their race, color, national origin, sex, or religion." (AIOverview)

"Prior restraint is the suppression of speech or publication or assembly before it actually occurs. The prohibition against prior restraint is a critical element of the rights established by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Prior restraint effectively suppresses ideas before they can be distributed and evaluated, making it a particularly oppressive form of censorship.” (s tudy.com)

"The government cannot restrict your speech simply because they don’t like what you have to say. The First Amendment prohibits government agencies from censoring, discriminating against, or applying rules inconsistently to private speech based on its viewpoint. This principle is called “viewpoint neutrality,” and it means that local and federal government agencies can’t allow expression on a given subject from Viewpoint A—but not from Viewpoint B. For example, the government can’t approve a permit for an anti-abortion rally, while blocking a permit for a pro-abortion rally.” (acludc.org)

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