CDC gets list of forbidden words: fetus, transgender, diversity

[Nabbit]

The Trump administration is prohibiting officials at the nation's top public health agency from using a list of seven words or phrases — including "fetus" and "transgender" — in any official documents being prepared for next year's budget.

Policy analysts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta were told of the list of forbidden words at a meeting Thursday with senior CDC officials who oversee the budget, according to an analyst who took part in the 90-minute briefing. The forbidden words are "vulnerable," "entitlement," "diversity," "transgender," "fetus," "evidence-based" and "science-based."

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In some instances, the analysts were given alternative phrases. Instead of "science-based" or "evidence-based," the suggested phrase is "CDC bases its recommendations on science in consideration with community standards and wishes," the person said. In other cases, no replacement words were immediately offered.

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Other CDC officials confirmed the existence of a list of forbidden words.It's likely that other parts of HHS are operating under the same guidelines regarding the use of these words, the analyst said.

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The ban is related to the budget and supporting materials that are to be given to the CDC's partners and to Congress, the analyst said. The president's budget for 2019 is expected to be released in early February. The budget blueprint is generally shaped to reflect an administration's priorities.

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The longtime CDC analyst, whose job includes writing descriptions of the CDC's work for the administration's annual spending blueprint, could not recall a previous time when words were banned from budget documents because they were considered controversial.

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More: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...dec16379010_story.html?utm_term=.0b0129b9a31b

 

[TinfoilHatsROn]

Someone already beat you to it Nabbit

 

[Lukar]

Already posted, but still disgusting

https://www.resetera.com/threads/wapo-cdc-gets-list-of-forbidden-words-fetus-transgender-diversity.11405/

 

[Earthstrike]

It's absurd that people portray the liberals as being against free speech. How distorted is the cultural narrative? What liberal elected official has banned words from being used within the government? We know Rick Scott banned the use of climate change florida.