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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDem: Trump banning words in CDC documents deeply disturbing and offensive
Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) on Saturday ripped the Trump administration's reported decision to ban the use of certain words and phrases from official Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) documents, calling the move "disturbing and offensive."
"This is deeply disturbing and offensive. Shame on you, @realDonaldTrump," Moore wrote on Twitter.
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Moore's comments came a day after The Washington Post reported that senior CDC officials had distributed a list of "forbidden" words and phrases to the agency's policy analysts.
That list reportedly included words, like "fetus," "transgender" and "evidence-based." According to the Post, the move prohibits policy analysts from using the terms on official documents they prepare for the 2019 budget.
One analyst who attended the meeting where the lists were distributed told the Post that analysts are directed to use the phrase, "CDC bases its recommendations on science in consideration with community standards and wishes," instead of "evidence-based" or "science-based."
Planned Parenthood ripped the list on Saturday, calling it "unimaginably dangerous" and "reckless," and warning that banning the use of such words could hinder the CDC's ability to address public health concerns.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dem-trump-banning-words-in-cdc-documents-deeply-disturbing-and-offensive/ar-BBGOIVR?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp
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Dem: Trump banning words in CDC documents deeply disturbing and offensive (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Dec 2017
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MagickMuffin
(15,943 posts)1. I find this WHOLE MisAdministration to be
DEEPLY DISTURBING AND OFFENSIVE!!!
renate
(13,776 posts)2. this is all terrible, but I really don't know how the CDC can issue reports without...
... the term "evidence-based."
What the hell could possibly be objectionable about "evidence-based" in any world other than the one in 1984?
That's just insane.
FirstLight
(13,360 posts)3. ...it scares me on many levels
how much this administration is RE-WRITING the TRUTH...across agencies and media.
feeling more and more paranoid each day
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)4. They can't even use the term "evidence-based".
How the fuck do they do that? That's the foundation of literally EVERYTHING they do.
Motley13
(3,867 posts)5. the most offensive word of all --t r u m p---
bench scientist
(1,107 posts)6. We are approaching double plus good levels of 1984 dom