Presidential Document2022-10191
National Women's Health Week, 2022
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May 11, 2022
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May 6, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10191]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 91 / Wednesday, May 11, 2022 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10392 of May 6, 2022
National Women's Health Week, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Women's Health Week, we recommit to
ensuring the health and well-being of women and girls
across our Nation. Central to this mission is
protecting women's fundamental rights to make their own
choices and build their own future. I am committed to
defending women's rights, including their access to
reproductive health care. Roe has been the law of the
land for almost 50 years; basic fairness and the
stability of our law demand that it not be overturned.
In response to the continued attack on abortion and
reproductive rights across the country, my
Administration is exploring all the tools at our
disposal to strengthen and protect women's access to
critical reproductive health care. We will continue to
work with the Congress to pass the Women's Health
Protection Act, which will ensure that all women have
access to critical reproductive health care, no matter
where they live.
For every American, health care is a right, not a
privilege, and gender equity in health care is a top
priority for my Administration. That is why we are
building upon the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to improve
the health of all Americans--especially women. Through
the ACA, millions of people are able to access health
care. In addition, women with preexisting conditions
cannot be denied coverage, and women can no longer be
charged more for health insurance simply because they
are women. Last month, my Administration proposed the
most significant administrative action to improve the
ACA by eliminating the ``family glitch,'' which will
save families hundreds of dollars a month and help them
afford family coverage.
I am committed to ensuring that women also have access
to the life-saving preventive care screenings that so
many Americans have skipped or delayed because of the
pandemic--including cholesterol, blood pressure, and
cancer screenings.
Advancing health equity also requires improving
maternal health care. America's maternal mortality
rates are among the highest in the developed world,
especially among Black and Native American women. That
is why, through the American Rescue Plan, we have given
States the opportunity to provide 12 months of extended
postpartum coverage to pregnant women who are enrolled
in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance
Program. By expanding access to maternal care and
lowering health care costs, we can drive down mortality
rates and ensure women can live full and healthy lives.
As I mentioned in my State of the Union Address, it is
also time for America to make bolder investments to
address our national mental health crisis--a crisis
that disproportionately impacts young women and girls,
who are twice as likely to be diagnosed with mental
health conditions like depression and anxiety. My
vision will broaden the pipeline of behavioral health
providers, integrate mental health and substance use
treatment into primary care, and expand access through
more virtual care options.
As President, Vice President, and Senator, I have long
been committed to ending gender-based violence and
trauma, which have lasting effects on health outcomes
for women, girls, and their families. That is why I
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first wrote the Violence Against Women Act in 1990 and
worked with the Congress to reauthorize it through 2027
to increase support, funding, and resources for
survivors and improve the health care system's response
to domestic violence and sexual assault.
We have achieved great progress, but there is still
more work to do--including to defend reproductive
rights, which are under unprecedented attack, and to
ensure we do not go backwards on women's equality. As
we celebrate National Women's Health Week, let us
recommit to ensuring equal access to high-quality,
affordable care for all women and girls and to
improving the health of our Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 8 through
May 14, 2022, as National Women's Health Week. During
this week, I encourage all Americans to join us in a
collective effort to improve the health of women and
girls and promote health equity for all. I encourage
all women and girls--especially those with underlying
health conditions--to prioritize their health and catch
up on any missed screenings, routine care, and
vaccines.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
sixth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand
twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.
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