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行医执照齐全的内科医生海蒂·奥弗顿博士以其反堕胎立场为人所知
作者：詹姆斯·西罗内 福克斯新闻
唐纳德·特朗普总统周三宣布，他将提名负责国内政策的副助理海蒂·奥弗顿博士出任下一任美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）局长。
特朗普表示，作为一名医生，奥弗顿以反堕胎立场著称，迄今为止在他的政府中一直是一位“摇滚巨星”。
“奥弗顿博士将继续把美国放在首位，打造一个健康的美国，”特朗普在Truth Social的帖子中说道。
“她曾直接与肯尼迪部长、奥兹医生团队合作，落实有史以来最具变革性的健康议程。众所周知，她敢于直面最棘手的问题，并为我提供最符合国家利益的解决方案，”特朗普补充道。
2026年8月10日，美国华盛顿特区白宫椭圆形办公室，白宫国内政策委员会副主任海蒂·奥弗顿在一项行政命令签署仪式上。（邦妮·卡什/UPI/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
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在目前的职位上，奥弗顿定期就各类健康问题向总统汇报简报。
本月早些时候，特朗普在椭圆形办公室签署一项行政命令，旨在全面改革儿童推荐疫苗接种方案，奥弗顿当时陪同在侧。
该命令的备忘录建议儿童接种针对11种疾病的疫苗，少于美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）现行指南中规定的18种。
该命令还呼吁将疫苗接种分散在不同的就诊时段进行，并取消所有未成年人接种新冠疫苗的推荐要求。
当时，尽管遭到医生们的反对，奥弗顿仍敦促蓝色州采纳特朗普政府的“黄金标准”疫苗推荐方案。
2026年8月10日，唐纳德·特朗普总统在签署更新儿童疫苗推荐方案的行政命令后，与（左起）美国国立卫生研究院院长杰伊·巴塔查里亚、《保守主义者》杂志的杰米·利·富兰克林、卫生与公众服务部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪以及总统国内政策副助理海蒂·奥弗顿合影。（安娜·Moneymaker/盖蒂图片社）
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“海蒂永远是对的，”特朗普在谈及8月10日的疫苗行政命令签署活动时引用肯尼迪部长在椭圆形办公室的发言说道。“我们现在需要她领导FDA，确保美国始终是全球科学发现和治疗方法的领导者。”
如果获得参议院确认，奥弗顿将接替前FDA局长马蒂·马卡里。马卡里于今年5月辞职，原因是他与多名批评政府的人士发生冲突，这些人对他处理多起备受瞩目的FDA决策的方式感到不满。
据多家媒体报道，代理FDA局长凯尔·迪亚曼塔斯无意永久担任该职位。
奥弗顿曾在特朗普首届政府中短暂任职，她明确反对堕胎。如果她出任FDA负责人，将领导这个监管堕胎药物的机构，其中最知名的便是米非司酮。
2026年5月18日，华盛顿特区白宫南法院礼堂，海蒂·奥弗顿在一场医疗负担能力活动上发表讲话。（肯特·西村/法新社 via 盖蒂图片社）
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自2022年6月《罗伊诉韦德案》被推翻以来，女性越来越多地选择药物流产以规避各州的堕胎禁令。
在2023年2月的一份政策简报中，奥弗顿谴责了她所谓的“化学堕胎”。
“堕胎对儿童、女性和整个社会都具有腐蚀性，因为它贬低并扼杀了无辜的人类生命。不幸的是，联邦政策制定者最近扩大了堕胎药物的获取渠道，也就是所谓的化学堕胎，这对女性的危险程度要高得多，使得人们能够快速获得堕胎服务，”她当时写道。
奥弗顿接任FDA局长一职也正值关键时刻，美国正面临多州暴发环孢子虫感染疫情的挑战。
在重返白宫任职之前，她曾担任美国优先政策研究所的副主席兼首席政策官，该研究所是一家保守派智库。
詹姆斯·西罗内是福克斯新闻数字频道突发/热点新闻团队的撰稿人。新闻线索请发送至james.cirrone@fox.com。
Trump to nominate Dr Heidi Overton as next FDA commissioner
August 19, 2026 12:45pm EDT / Fox News
Dr. Heidi Overton, a board-certified physician, is known for her pro-life views
By James Cirrone, Fox News
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is nominating Dr. Heidi Overton, his deputy assistant for domestic policy, as the next commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Trump said Overton, a physician known for her pro-life views, has been a “ROCKSTAR” in his administration so far.
“Dr. Overton will continue putting AMERICA FIRST, and creating a HEALTHY AMERICA,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.
“She has worked directly with Secretary Kennedy, Dr. Oz, and team, to deliver on the MOST TRANSFORMATIVE Health Agenda in History. She is known to take on the HARDEST issues, and bring me solutions that work best for the Country,” Trump added.
Heidi Overton, deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.(Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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In Overton’s current role, she regularly briefs the president on various health issues.
Earlier this month, Overton was at Trump’s side in the Oval Office as he signed an executive order that aimed to overhaul how many vaccines are recommended to children.
A memo on the order recommends children receive immunizations for 11 diseases, fewer than the 18 current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines.
It also called for shots to be spaced out in separate visits, while ending recommendations that all minors receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
At the time, Overton urged blue states to adopt the Trump administration’s “gold standard” recommendations, despite pushback from doctors.
President Donald Trump, joined by (L-R) National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya, The Conservateur’s Jayme Leagh Franklin, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Dr. Heidi Overton, after signing an executive order updating childhood vaccine recommendations on August 10, 2026.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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“Heidi is ‘ALWAYS RIGHT,’ Secretary Kennedy recently said in the Oval Office!” Trump said, referring to the vaccine executive order signing event on Aug. 10. “We need her leadership at the FDA now to ensure that the U.S. remains the WORLD LEADER for Scientific Discovery and CURES.”
If confirmed by the Senate, Overton would replace former FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, who resigned from the role in May after he clashed with administration critics who had grown frustrated with his handling of several high-profile FDA decisions.
According to various media reports, acting FDA Commissioner Kyle Diamantas was not interested in taking the position permanently.
Overton, who also had a brief stint in the first Trump administration, has expressed opposition to abortion. If she becomes the head of the FDA, she will lead an agency that regulates abortion medication, most notably the drug Mifepristone.
Heidi Overton speaks during a healthcare affordability event in the South Court Auditorium of The White House in Washington, D.C., on May 18, 2026.(Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)
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Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022, women have increasingly turned to medication abortion to get around state bans.
In a February 2023 policy brief, Overton denounced what she called “chemical abortion.”
“Abortion is corrosive to children, women, and society broadly because it devalues and extinguishes innocent human life. Unfortunately, federal policymakers have recently expanded access to abortion pills, also called chemical abortions, which are far more dangerous to women, enabling rapid access to abortion,” she wrote at the time.
Overton would also take the reins at the FDA at a critical moment, as the U.S. grapples with a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora.
Before returning to serve in the White House, she served as vice chair and chief policy officer of the America First Policy Institute, a conservative think tank.
James Cirrone is a writer on the Breaking/Trending News team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to james.cirrone@fox.com.
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