Anti-abortion doctor known for role in Terri Schiavo case tapped to head CDC

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Trump made yet another medical appointment on Friday evening with the selection of former Rep. Dave Weldon (R-FL) to head up the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
53% : "Weldon is a stringently anti-abortion activist, who when he served in Congress was involved in legislation to legally protect anti-abortion doctors and restrict the way doctors can perform the procedure.
37% : This comes after Trump announced several other appointments to key health positions, including a Fox News regular to serve as surgeon general, and, most controversially, anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
33% : "In addition to being a Medical Doctor for 40 years, and an Army Veteran, Dave has been a respected conservative leader on fiscal and social issues, and served on the Labor/HHS Appropriations Subcommittee, working for Accountability on HHS and CDC Policy and Budgeting," stated Trump on his Truth Social platform.

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