Fmr Bush Surgeon General Says Admin Muzzled Him On Stem Cells, Contraceptives

Reuters   |  Will Dunham   |   July 10, 2007 01:04 PM

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The first U.S. surgeon general appointed by President George W. Bush accused his administration on Tuesday of political interference and muzzling him on key issues like embryonic stem cell research.

"Anything that doesn't fit into the political appointees' ideological, theological or political agenda is ignored, marginalized or simply buried," Dr. Richard Carmona, who served as the nation's top doctor from 2002 until 2006, told a House of Representatives panel.

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