The Biden-Harris Administration and new Congress, with Democratic majorities in the House and (effectively) the Senate, are expected to place a higher priority on certain women’s health issues than the previous administration. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris prioritized many women’s health issues during their campaign, including reversing the Trump Administration’s Title X regulations, codifying Roe v. Wade, addressing the U.S.’s high maternal mortality rate, creating a national paid family and medical leave program, and reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act.
KFF’s latest Women’s Health Survey surveyed 3,661 women and 1,144 men ages 18-64 between November 19 and December 17, 2020. Among several topics, we asked respondents how much of a priority seven key women’s health policies should be for the President and Congress – top priority, important but not a top priority, not too important, or should not be done. This issue brief examines attitudes toward those policy priorities and differences by gender, political party affiliation, and demographic factors. CONTINUED
Kaiser Family Foundation
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