[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 28751-28752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10191]


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 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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[FR Doc. 2022-10191
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