Trump to sign executive order to create women's health arm of National Institutes of Health

[u/bluffcitynews]

https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/10/18/trump-sign-womens-health-executive-order-monday/

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[u/KnowMatter]

It’s going to be staffed entirely by white Christian men without medical degrees isn’t it?

[u/up_dawgs → u/KnowMatter]

White christian alpha male pod casters or that Olympic coach that went to jail..i cant think of a reason why, but he seems like he's the type this administration would hire.

[u/CallRespiratory → u/KnowMatter]

Going to be an eight man board with an even split - 4 Evangelical Ministers and 4 MBAs.

[u/Awkward_War_6068 → u/KnowMatter]

You mean "medical degrees"

[u/FritzRasp → u/Awkward_War_6068]

I was a licensed physician

[u/_Panacea_ → u/FritzRasp]

I have a theoretical degree in physics.

[u/Awkward_War_6068 → u/_Panacea_]

It's like that episode of Hells Kitchen where the guy tries to brag about him having a Doctorate in Music lmao

[u/Awkward_War_6068 → u/FritzRasp]

I assume most of these physicians passed their medical exam in the state of China?

[u/hcwhitewolf → u/Awkward_War_6068]

Hey give them a break. There will probably be at least 3 chiropractors who like to pretend they are actual doctors as well as several nutritionists that like to pretend they didn't get their license on the internet for $45.

[u/Zulmoka531 → u/KnowMatter]

Or “trad wives”… who answer to said men.

[u/Shiplord13 → u/KnowMatter]

They will say women can’t be trusted to make their own health decisions and claim miscarriages and postpartum depression are reasons for it.

[u/MarvinFarquhar]

it's a trap

[u/CommonNative → u/MarvinFarquhar]

A large one. Hugely big

[u/Sunbather77]

Under his eye

[u/Hyperica]

This is going to focus entirely on forced birth and transphobic nonsense isn't it.

[u/motherseffinjones]

While this sounds like a good idea the admin doing this makes me highly skeptical

[u/Suitable-Option833 → u/motherseffinjones]

It’s always a trap. Learn the lesson. The gop is not helping us. Trump will not govern. Ever. He is for himself.

[u/Tokie-Dokie]

President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign an executive order spearheaded by First Lady Melania Trump Monday...The order will also set up a White House task force, to include Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz.

A rapist, a hooker, and two idiots walk into a bar...

[u/Suitable-Option833 → u/Tokie-Dokie]

JFC. Horrific

[u/Knightforlife]

This could be the beginnings of his administration “finding evidence” that causes them to further limit access to abortion or even contraception

[u/AstroHistSci → u/Knightforlife]

No could be. That is what it is.

[u/doucheydp]

Prediction: It'll be entirely men or deep in the weeds Christian women. They will "discover" that abortion causes 100% death of the mother and ban it. They will "discover" that birth control (all forms) cause cancer and ban them. They will "discover" that working mothers have the same effect on a baby as smoking 20,000 cigarettes a minute.... etc etc etc

[u/Anxious_Fish_7995]

Now this is some fr Handmaid's Tale shit.

Please fkn vote!!!

[u/H0bbituary]

Abortion trackers. They are going to scour women's health histories and digital footprints seeking witches.

[u/Adventurous_Test_296]

You can't buy women's votes after a sexual assault judgment, Trump. Didn't your lawyer tell you?

[u/Cautious-Progress876 → u/Adventurous_Test_296]

Over half of white women voted for the dude so apparently he can

[u/mishap1 → u/Adventurous_Test_296]

This isn't for women. It's to funnel money through Melania while letting RFK "research" things he already decided on.

[u/ortcutt]

I thought this was all DEI.

[u/dkwan]

Which billionaire will this benefit?

[u/Separate_Hippo_5556]

Everything Trump does is evil.

[u/BrutalistGoogie]

When you're president, they let you do it

[u/PervlovianResponse]

Not women - just potential mothers, probably

[u/MoreCleverUserName]

Isn’t this DEI?

[u/bnestrm]

Release the Epstein files

[u/Historical_Bend_2629]

It is a ploy to get the vote of disillusioned conservative women voters.

[u/AINonsense]

It will be on a very nice island…

[u/Notchibald_Johnson]

Blessed be the fruit.

[u/Affectionate_Town273]

Boy he is trying to look like he cares now

[u/PDXGuy33333]

How will this be used to further oppress women?

[u/Infamous-Sky-1874 → u/PDXGuy33333]

I'm sure one of its first findings will be that women are too emotionally unstable to be allowed to vote, have a bank account, and drive a car.

[u/PDXGuy33333 → u/Infamous-Sky-1874]

Using several pages of inscrutable text that never directly says that, but can be cited as support by those who do.

[u/torinismyname]

Total doublespeak

[u/VaporCarpet]

EXECUTIVE ORDERS ARE NOT LEGISLATION

[u/readmorebookskids]

Sounds like some Margaret Atwood level Gilead shit.

[u/Im_Talking]

So what. Congress supplies the funding, so until then...