[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 27723-27724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11305]


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                Proclamation 9122 of May 9, 2014

                
National Women's Health Week, 2014

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                As Americans, we strive for a Nation of broad-based 
                prosperity, where hard work pays off and everyone can 
                go as far as their dreams allow. Over the past half-
                century, women have opened up vast horizons for 
                themselves and their daughters. Yet many still work 
                harder for less, and because of gender inequality in 
                areas like health care, they have had to stretch 
                paychecks further to make ends meet. During National 
                Women's Health Week, we recommit to expanding women's 
                access to care, fighting discrimination, and advancing 
                the opportunity agenda.

                The Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits insurers from 
                charging women higher premiums simply because of their 
                gender. Insurance companies can no longer discriminate 
                against women due to pregnancy, or deny coverage 
                because of pre-existing conditions. Thanks to the ACA, 
                women can receive preventive services like 
                contraceptive care, recommended cancer screenings, and 
                annual well-woman visits at no out-of-pocket cost. And 
                this year, millions of women signed up for affordable 
                coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace while 
                millions more gained insurance through the expansion of 
                Medicaid. To learn more about resources available to 
                women and girls, visit www.HealthCare.gov, 
                www.WomensHealth.gov, or www.GirlsHealth.gov.

                As we continue to implement this law, my Administration 
                remains dedicated to protecting women's rights to make 
                their own health care decisions. The past few years 
                have seen an orchestrated and historic effort to roll 
                back these basic rights. States have enacted laws aimed 
                at banning or severely limiting the right to choose and 
                introduced legislation that would cut off access to 
                common forms of birth control. Together, we must reject 
                policies that aim to turn back the clock.

                This week, let us uphold the principle of equality in 
                health care. Let us affirm that women alone--not 
                insurance executives, not politicians, and not their 
                bosses--have the right to make decisions about their 
                own health.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 11 through May 
                17, 2014, as National Women's Health Week. I encourage 
                all Americans to celebrate the progress we have made in 
                protecting women's health and to promote awareness, 
                prevention, and educational activities that improve the 
                health of all women.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                ninth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand 
                fourteen, and of the Independence of the United States 
                of America the two hundred and thirty-eighth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2014-11305
Filed 5-13-14; 11:15 am]
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