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The Bush administration has announced the appointment of staunchly anti-birth control Susan Orr to a leadership role in the Office of Population Affairs.

Orr's anti-reproductive health stance is clear.  She applauded President Bush's reinstatement of the global gag rule and urged him to revoke approval for mifepristone (formerly known as RU-486) — both while working for the notoriously anti-choice, anti-birth control, anti-sex education organization, the Family Research Council.

It is hard to imagine a more mismatched role for Susan Orr than one in the Office of Population Affairs, the department that advises the secretary of health on policies concerning reproductive health.

In other words, a virulently anti-family planning radical is in charge of family planning. Appointments don't get more egregious than this.

Thank you for taking the time today to tell President Bush to put women's health before politics.