Biden health nominee would be highest-ranking transgender official
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US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday announced transgender pediatrician Rachel Levine as his nominee for assistant health secretary, in a historic move contrasting to policies of Donald Trump s often seen as discriminatory.
The incoming administration has nominated Levine currently secretary of health in Pennsylvania to serve as assistant secretary of health at the Department of Health and Human Services, Biden s transition office said. Levine will bring the steady leadership and essential expertise we need to get people through this pandemic no matter their zip code, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, Biden said in the statement.
Twenty-seven states and municipalities, including Los Angeles, joined today in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration's attempt to block future regulation of industries that emit greenhouse gas emissions.
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Devout Catholic Joe Biden is prepared to lead the most pro-abortion presidential administration in United States history. As Biden enters office, some Republican-run states have already moved to push pro-life legislation, and others should be following their lead.
South Carolina’s heartbeat bill, which has been floated for years now, has taken a crucial step forward in the state Senate. If it were to become law, it would certainly be frozen on arrival by the courts, which paused similar laws passed in Tennessee and Georgia.
Meanwhile, Gov. Kristi Noem is proposing a bill to the South Dakota Legislature that would prevent abortions based on Down syndrome diagnoses, another feature included in Tennessee’s heartbeat bill. This also follows the state of Mississippi banning abortions based on anomalies, including Down syndrome, as well as race or sex.