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Proc 9838ProclamationTrump 45 · RCeremonial

Proclamation 9838

National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2019

This proclamation designates January 20, 2019, as National Sanctity of Human Life Day, commemorating the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The document recounts prior administration actions on abortion policy—including reinstating the Mexico City Policy, proposing Title X regulations, supporting the Hyde Amendment, and expanding conscience exemptions—while calling on Congress and the American people to protect unborn life and support adoption and foster care.

Federal Register Open PDF 84 FR 363

Impact dates

  1. National Sanctity of Human Life Day proclaimed

Key directives

  • Proclaim January 20, 2019 as National Sanctity of Human Life Day
  • Call on Congress to protect dignity of every human life including unborn
  • Call on American people to support women in unexpected pregnancies and expand adoption/foster care support

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of January 20, 2019 as commemorative day

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document references contested prior policy actions but proclamation itself creates no new enforceable obligations; calls to Congress and public are hortatory not binding
  • Recounts polarizing policies without modifying them, potentially inflaming partisan divisions on abortion
Proclamation 9838: National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2019 · Executive Orders