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Trump appoints anti-abortion leader to top position in Dept. of Health & Human Services

Politics April 28, 2017
Charmaine Yoest, the former CEO of Americans United for Life, will serve as assistant secretary for public affairs at the DHHS, which has pro-choice supporters terrified and the anti-abortion advocates thrilled.

President Trump is appointing an anti-abortion activist to a senior post at the Dep't of Health and Human Services:

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Key: "The position does not require Senate confirmation."

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Charmaine Yoest — the former head of Americans United for Life — will be running public affairs at HHS.

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Yoest opposes birth control like the IUD, which she thinks has “life-ending properties” (it doesn’t.)

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She wants to ban abortion altogether, no exceptions for cases of rape, incest, or health of the mother.

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Trump will appoint Charmaine Yoest — an anti-abortion leader who once said abortions cause cancer — to a post at HHS

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Yoest’s “end goal isn’t to make abortion safer. She wants to make the procedure illegal.”

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AUL wishes the best in her new role defending life at HHS.

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Congrats to on appointment as Asst Sec of . Yet again, this admin demonstrates strong commitment to the cause.

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Thank you so much . Very grateful for these kind words. And honored to be serving and at .

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