Comment: The nomination of Casey Means, a currently unlicensed medical doctor, for the position of Surgeon General of the United States, is stalled as “even Republican legislators” questioned her qualifications. The article reports on the comments of Dr. Jerome Adams, the Surgeon General in the first Trump administration, concerning Means’ qualifications. Among other things, Means has questioned the widespread use of hormonal birth control, stating that it show “disrespect for life.”
March 31, 2026 – The Daily Beast- Vic Verbalaitis – Link Excerpt: “The role of surgeon general has centuries of precedent and requirements, and she doesn’t meet them,” Adams, 51, told The Washington Post [paywalled] in an interview published Sunday.
The Center for Reproductive Rights documents various negative comments Means has made about hormonal birth control, including the following:
Claimed that the birth control pill “shuts down” a woman’s “life-giving nature” and reflects society’s “disrespect for life.”
Claimed that hormonal birth control has “horrifying health risks” and speculated that increased breast cancer rates in young people are linked to the use of hormonal birth control.
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