In this video, Kenneth G. Castro, MD, and Dabney P. Evans, PhD, MPH, offer additional insight into the article, "Seven Deadly Sins Resulting From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Seven Forbidden Words."

On 15 December 2017, The Washington Post reported on 7 words to be avoided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in official budget documents (1). The forbidden words are “vulnerable,” “entitlement,” “diversity,” “transgender,” “fetus,” “evidence-based,” and “science-based.” Although the source of the prohibition is uncertain, this censorship, if real, carries the risk of jeopardizing the work of U.S. government–funded health care practitioners and professional organizations.

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