What Trump’s new health policy aide says about abortion and birth control

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to help lead health policy in the White House is a Senate aide with a record of strong rhetoric against birth control and abortion.

Trump’s transition team announced Thursday that Katy Talento would work on health care policy for the White House Domestic Policy Council, which coordinates domestic policy-making. She was most recently legislative director for Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, a Republican who is a fierce opponent of abortion.

In articles published in the last few years, Talento has linked some forms of birth control to abortion, a prominent belief among anti-abortion groups.

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