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UPDATE (11/14/2017): Penny Nance has from consideration for ambassador-at-large for global women's issues.

In a move that solidifies concerns that President Trump is intent on undermining women鈥檚 and LGBT rights around the globe, he is expected to nominate Penny Nance to be his ambassador-at-large for global women's issues. This is a meant to ensure that U.S. foreign policy incorporates and promotes women鈥檚 rights, but Nance has a long record of vocally promoting anti-woman and anti-LGBT policies 鈥� a record that senators must assess and scrutinize when considering her nomination.

The Global Women鈥檚 Issues Ambassador role is supposed to represent and advance women鈥檚 rights, issues, and interests worldwide. Nance鈥檚 record shows that instead, she could use the position to advance her own ideological agenda, which seeks to abolish reproductive freedoms and undermine the rights of queer and trans women.

While the 老澳门开奖结果 neither supports nor opposes executive branch nominees, we can and do raise concerns about a nominee鈥檚 background. In Nance鈥檚 case, there is significant reason for concern. If formally nominated, senators must vigorously question her about her extreme hostility to women鈥檚 rights, reproductive freedom, and LGBT equality.

Nance currently heads Concerned Women for America, a group notorious for its attacks on feminism and LGBT equality, and she has been a vocal supporter of Trump鈥檚 agenda. In fact, Nance as he signed H.J. Res 43, which made it more difficult for women to access health care providers like Planned Parenthood.

She鈥檚 also a vocal opponent of abortion rights. Nance has that legal abortion in America is worse than the Holocaust and has that rape survivors must carry their pregnancy to term.

Unsurprisingly, Nance has denounced Planned Parenthood, , and to target it for investigation. In the recent struggle to secure Jane Doe鈥檚 right to obtain an abortion, she on the Trump administration to continue to block Jane Doe from exercising that right and that taxpayers would be covering her abortion.

She has also the Violence Against Women Act, the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 , the elimination of the on women serving in combat arms units as well as a policy change that expanded access to .

Nance鈥檚 record on LGBT issues is equally troubling. Nance has spoken out against , attacked the for accepting trans members and the for accepting gay members, and decried attempts by the 鈥渉omosexual lobby鈥� to .

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Nance鈥檚 expected nomination raises deep concerns about the Trump administration鈥檚 continued hostility to women鈥檚 and LGBT equality in America and . When weighing Nance鈥檚 confirmation, senators must think long and hard about whether such an outspoken opponent of women鈥檚 and LGBT rights could really be qualified to further those rights in U.S. foreign policy.

Correction: Nov.8, 2017

An earlier version of this article incorrectly described Penny Nance's status. She is expected to be nominated, but is not yet a nominee.