The first week of President Donald Trump’s second term dealt several body blows to public health. Among a flurry of executive orders signed on his first day in office is one that withdraws the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO)—a move experts say will make the U.

The administration has forced crucial scientific activity to grind to a halt. It’s an act of national suicide.

It has tried to impose a "radical abortion regime" on countries, and has backed gender-affirming care "as a medical right." Withdrawing from WHO is a shame because it "provides valuable public health and medical services internationally.