Trump Signs Executive Order on Women's Health Initiative

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing a Women's Health Division within the National Institutes of Health and a White House Women's Health Task Force.

First Lady Melania Trump spearheaded the initiative, which aims to bolster federal research into women's health across all life stages. The order rescinds prior administration directives on women's health research. Melania Trump stated the initiative sets a new standard for women's health in America, focusing on discovering cures and ensuring women can live full, healthy lives.

The White House Task Force will coordinate a comprehensive federal approach to women's health needs and support necessary policy reforms. White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead the task force. The initiative comes as polls indicate declining support among female voters for the Republican party ahead of the November elections.

Critics have pointed out that the order does not provide new research funding and that the Trump administration previously cut NIH research funding. Some reports noted the order revokes Biden-era directives that had secured nearly $1 billion in funding.