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Trump signs order creating a women's health division at NIH
President Trump signed an executive order Monday creating a Women's Health Division within the National Institutes of Health, to be set up within 90 days, and a White House Women's Health Task Force co-chaired by chief of staff Susie Wiles and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. First lady Melania Trump backed the plan. The order sets no specific funding amounts; HHS will pay the task force's administrative costs.
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How each side sees it
The White House saysPresident Trump said "many diseases and conditions that disproportionately affect women remain chronically understudied"; Melania Trump called it "a transformative moment for women in America."
Critics sayThe National Women's Law Center called the unfunded order "blatant hypocrisy" given Medicaid cuts in the 2025 tax and spending law; other critics question how effective it can be, given federal workforce cuts, including NIH layoffs.
Sources
- CBS News: Trump signs executive order creating women's health division within NIH
- STAT: Trump orders creation of NIH division, task force on women's health
- States Newsroom: Trump order sets up new women's health research initiative
- Al Jazeera: Trump signs order launching women's health division at NIH
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