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Trump’s new CDC head said ‘abortion surveillance’ will be a critical focus

There is no evidence that states are purposefully misclassifying abortion data to the CDC.

Dr. Erica Schwartz, who on Wednesday became the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, made some alarming comments about abortion care during her confirmation hearings and signaled a potential increased surveillance of abortion patients.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) asked Schwartz if she would commit to collecting better data on abortions, pointing to the CDC’s annual report of how many abortions are done each year in the U.S. The data program is voluntary, meaning some states like California, Maryland and New Jersey choose to not report annual abortion numbers to the federal agency. However, 44 states currently have some form of required reporting system for abortion care.

“Abortion surveillance is absolutely a critical component of what the CDC is currently doing,” Schwartz responded.

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[–] qupada@fedia.io 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Or brake cleaner in an aerosol can. The good stuff is usually around 50% by weight tetrachloroethylene and the remainder typically includes acetone and some other fairly nasty shit.

It will fuck polycarbonate even more dramatically than straight acetone, and cans with a straw will shoot a fair distance so you won't even need the stick.

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

True, but you prolly don't want to be visible while you do it. Maybe a little reach around adapter. The wide angle lenses are extremely wide, at least 130 maybe 150

[–] daannii@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/71ef8ec2-d023-47a9-a7b5-f494c851b864.png

Looks like you can buy an attachment that will hold and trigger a spray can on a pole. How convenient.