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Surgeon General Nominee Flip-Flops on Birth Control

In local news, the Surgeon General Nominee has recently changed their stance on birth control. The details of this shift are available from Rewire News Group. Further developments in the area include

By Rewire News Group February 27, 2026 1 min read

Surgeon General Nominee Flip-Flops on Birth Control

In local news, the Surgeon General Nominee has recently changed their stance on birth control. The details of this shift are available from Rewire News Group. Further developments in the area include a decision made by Vanderbilt. The institution has canceled its adult gender-affirming surgeries. For more information on these updates and other local news, including actions taken by Meta AI regarding abortion discussions, readers can refer to Rewire News Group.

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