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Proc 10136ProclamationTrump 45 · RCeremonial

Proclamation 10136

National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2021

This proclamation designates January 22, 2021, as "National Sanctity of Human Life Day," celebrating anti-abortion principles and reciting past administration actions including the Mexico City Policy, Title X rule changes, conscience protections, judicial appointments, and an executive order on newborn care. It calls on Congress to pass legislation prohibiting late-term abortion and urges Americans to support adoption, foster care, and women in unexpected pregnancies.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 6795

Impact dates

  1. National Sanctity of Human Life Day

Key directives

  • Proclaim January 22, 2021 as National Sanctity of Human Life Day
  • Call on Congress to pass legislation prohibiting late-term abortion
  • Call on American people to care for women in unexpected pregnancies and support adoption and foster care

Timeline

Immediate

  • January 22, 2021 designated as National Sanctity of Human Life Day

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation frames abortion access as 'morally and fundamentally wrong,' creating tension with reproductive rights advocates
  • Reference to Roe v. Wade as 'constitutionally flawed ruling' signals ongoing legal and political conflict
  • Claim that 'more than three out of every four Americans support restrictions on abortion' is presented without source; accuracy uncertain
  • Comparison of U.S. abortion policy to North Korea and China is politically charged
Proclamation 10136: National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2021 · Executive Orders