To most people, the eight-person team was indistinguishable from the hundreds of other scientists and researchers cut in April during the mass firings at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
But for many clinicians who specialize in women’s health, losing the team responsible for the CDC’s contraception guidelines was a devastating blow to women’s health.
“ I just remember feeling like — of all the things — I think contraception shouldn’t be controversial,” says Dr. Angeline Ti, a family physician in the Atlanta, Georgia area who specializes in reproductive healthcare.
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