Web sites HPV vaccinesData on Secondary school health habitsInformation on Programs to end violence Against women and girls: all of them began to disappear from government websites this week, as agencies have stood to comply with President Trump’s executive order against “sexual ideology”.
Federal agencies and departments were granted a final date at 5 pm EST on Friday to implement commander Trump fell within hours of his run Only two sexes Which “is not subject to change.”
A note On Wednesday, the agency’s heads were sent to detail the laundry menu from the tasks required to comply with the request. The list included a comprehensive guidance to withdraw all “documents, directives, orders, regulations, materials, models, communications, data and relevant plans” as well as more specific requests to change “sex” to “sex” on government models, disrupting any email claims that require users their consciences and cancel any employee resources groups groups Which “implants or enhances the ideology of the sexes.”
The agencies also ordered the landing of any “facing media outlets” that can be explained as enhancing the sex point of view, which is no longer in line with the US government’s policy.
By Friday noon, the search results for “sex” on the site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have restored a cemetery of dead links, many of which were active days or even hours.
A page on health care Treatment instructions For people transgender gold. So it was a page on the value of the school Gay coalition clubs. Information on HIV and sexually transmitted diseases disappeared.
The website for the Department of Health and Humanitarian Services, the pages have been cleaned Sex assertion care and LGBTQ+ Rights.
Several research databases also disappeared, which sparked a warning between researchers. This included a system of youth risk behavior monitoring, which uses polls every two years to track tobacco and drug use, sexual activity, food options and other things that can undermine the health of high school students.
Representatives of the Disease Control Center did not respond to the suspension requests on Friday. In order, Trump said that such measures aim to “defend women’s rights and protect freedom of conscience using clear and accurate language and policies.”
Dr. Tina Tan, President of the American Infectious Diseases Association, and Dr. Kulin Kelly, Head of HIV.
They wrote that the removal of health resources “relates to depth and create a dangerous gap in scientific information and data to monitor and respond to the outbreak of diseases.”
The researchers began to share warnings on social media several days ago, and they urged community members to create copies of federal health data before removing information from the CDC website.
Some raced to support the Center for Disease Control Social weakness index Data, which researchers use to identify communities that may need additional help to recover from a natural disaster such as a hurricane or an earthquake.
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Many people noticed that the study data that is being downloaded Combine with federal funds And that information It must be available For taxpayers. Researchers can go to court requests or submit applications under the Freedom of Information Law, but that will take time and resources.
Some described it as equivalent to the modern era Burning books. One person Like this step To the “bright library in Alexandria” by Julius Caesar.
Others were concerned that the procedure was a sign that the Trump administration would stop maintaining the hidden databases to move forward. Even if it is revived in the future, a four -year gap will undermine its research value.
Government web visitors noticed other unrest that did not appear immediately connected to the gender executive. the Home page For the Statistical Office, Friday was not connected to the Internet for a period of time, and the Ministry of Agriculture ordered the removal of references to climate change, Politico mentioned.