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Trump nominates policy aide Dr. Heidi Overton as next FDA commissioner

President Trump announced he's nominating Dr. Heidi Overton, a deputy assistant to the president for domestic policy, to be the next head of the FDA.

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Dr. Overton is a fierce opponent of abortion rights and a supporter of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again agenda.

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Trump nominates policy aide Dr. Heidi Overton as next FDA commissioner

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Trump Nominates Heidi Overton, a Top Domestic Policy Aide, for F.D.A. Commissioner

Dr. Overton is a fierce opponent of abortion rights and a supporter of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again agenda.

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Trump nominates abortion opponent Heidi Overton to be head of FDA

Overton has said that Congress should strictly regulate abortion drug mifepristone ‘to protect women and children’ Donald Trump nominated Dr Heidi Overton – an abortion opponent who stood next to the president as he made false claims about vaccines – to be commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “Today I am honored to nominate the wonderful Dr. Heidi Overton, MD, PhD, as our next FDA Commissioner.…

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