Some government websites briefly went dark on Friday due to a White House order to remove language pertaining to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The FAA, Census Bureau, and Justice Department were affected, with only the FAA and Justice Department coming back online later. President Trump signed an executive order recognizing only male and female genders, leading to the removal of references to “gender ideology” on federal websites. This follows previous removals of webpages on health agencies like the CDC, FDA, and NIH, including HIV information, racial disparities, and transgender resources. The USAID also had pages taken down, as federal employees work to comply with orders against DEI efforts. The HHS website reproductiverights.gov, containing abortion information, was among the removed pages. The CDC began removing content on gender identity on Friday as well. The removal of information on contraception and emergency contraception was noticed, although more detailed searches could still yield that information. In a December interview, Trump indicated he would not restrict medication abortions in his second term. Overall, there seems to be a trend of the Trump administration removing specific language and information from federal websites, particularly in relation to gender and reproductive rights.
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