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Rest assured, the new CDC director thinks ‘abortion surveillance’ is essential | Arwa Mahdawi

An exchange between Dr Erica Schwartz and Senator Josh Hawley during her confirmation hearing is alarming Robert F Kennedy Jr’s new cooking show isn’t the only big news out of the public health world this week.

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The confirmation of Dr Erica Schwartz as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has significant implications for the agency's approach to reproductive health. During her confirmation hearing, Dr Schwartz expressed her support for "abortion surveillance," a concept that has raised concerns among some advocates for reproductive rights.

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