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IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. CON.

RES.

40 Supporting reproductive health care in the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 21, 2019 Ms. PRESSLEY (for herself, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. OMAR, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. LUJA´N, Ms. SPEIER, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. PORTER, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. SCHRIER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mrs. FLETCHER, Ms. FRANKEL, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis- sissippi, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. NORTON, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. HIMES, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. MENG, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. LARSON of Con- necticut, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. PETERS, Ms. BROWNLEY of Cali- fornia, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. CLAY, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Ms. MOORE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. MCCOL- LUM, Mr. COHEN, Mr. DOGGETT, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. WELCH, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. NAD- LER, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. COX of California, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. CLARK of Massachu- setts, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. CROW, Ms. FINKENAUER, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. SIRES, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Ms. PINGREE, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. HILL of California, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. STE- VENS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. EVANS, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. SOTO, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. SCAN- LON, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. CICILLINE, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. BASS, Ms. JACK- SON LEE, and Mr. LAWSON of Florida) submitted the following concur- rent resolution; which was
 referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Supporting reproductive health care in the United States.
Whereas Roe v. Wade (410 U.S. 113 (1973)) upholds the constitutional right to privacy, including in health care decisions and the right to access abortion care; Whereas Roe v. Wade demonstrates quality legal reasoning and is consistent with related precedent since it was based on sound legal principles first established in Gris- wold v. Connecticut (1965) and Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972), and repeatedly reaffirmed by the Supreme Court, including in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015); Whereas the facts that have developed since Roe v. Wade was decided reaffirm that people of the United States support the right to choose, that abortion is a medically safe pro- cedure, and that access to reproductive health care pro- vides women with greater economic opportunities; Whereas the rights established in Roe v. Wade have been re- lied upon in this country for almost 50 years; Whereas a majority of people of the United States support access to abortion care; Whereas, while the State of Alabama, the State of Georgia, and other States passed laws in 2019 that clearly seek to overturn Roe v. Wade and are unconstitutional; mean- while in 2018 there were over 60 bills introduced in more than 21 States to protect and expand access to reproduc- tive care; Whereas low-income individuals and women of color are disproportionally impacted by restricting access to abor- tion care; and •HCON 40 IH Whereas when States have enacted laws in violation of Roe v. Wade, health clinics close and health care services dis- appear: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That Congress supports efforts to— (1) ensure that all women can access com- prehensive, unbiased information and make their own health care decisions; (2) promote preventive health care services for women; (3) ensure that all women have access to com- prehensive, affordable health care that includes preg- nancy-related care, including prenatal care, mis- carriage management, family planning services, abortion care, labor and delivery services, and post- natal care; and (4) improve women’s access to reproductive health care, regardless of the State in which they re- side.
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