‘Will you tell truth…?’: Murray grills Trump’s surgeon gen pick over comments on birth control pills

Trump’s surgeon general nominee Dr. Casey Means faced intense questioning in a Senate hearing over her controversial remarks on birth control, vaccines, and public health standards.Senator Patty Murray and other lawmakers grilled Means about whether contraceptives and reproductive medications are safe and her views on informed consent. The hearing spotlighted deep partisan divisions over health policy and the role of the surgeon general in guiding scientific public health decisions. Means, a wellness influencer and Stanford-trained physician with an inactive medical license, remains a polarizing nominee.