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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 232 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 

pregnancy resource centers. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 9, 2007 

Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. RENZI, and 

Mrs. SCHMIDT) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 

respect to pregnancy resource centers. 

Whereas more than 2,500 pregnancy resource centers across 

the United States meet the comprehensive physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual needs of women and 

men facing unplanned pregnancies; 

Whereas pregnancy resource centers offer women in economic 

hardship free pregnancy tests, counseling, and childbirth 

and parenting classes they could not otherwise afford; 

Whereas many pregnancy resource centers offer ultrasound 

and adoption services to pregnant mothers; 

Whereas pregnancy resource centers encourage women to 

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plete and accurate information regarding their pregnancy 

options and the development of their preborn child; 

Whereas pregnancy resource centers ensure that women are 

receiving prenatal information and services that lead to 

the birth of healthy newborn infants; 

Whereas pregnancy resource centers provide women with 

compassionate and confidential counsel in a 

nonjudgmental manner regardless of their pregnancy outcomes; 

Whereas Federal and State governments are increasingly recognizing the valuable services of pregnancy resource centers through the designation of public funds for such organizations; 

Whereas many pregnancy resource centers work to prevent 

crisis pregnancies by teaching effective abstinence education in public schools; and 

Whereas pregnancy resource centers operate primarily 

through reliance on the voluntary donations and time of 

caring individuals who are committed to caring for the 

needs of women and promoting and protecting life: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) strongly supports pregnancy resource cen3 ters for their unique, positive contribution to the in4 dividual lives of women, men, and babies—both born 

5 and unborn; 

6 (2) commends the compassionate work of tens 

7 of thousands of volunteers and paid staff at preg8 nancy resource centers across the United States; 


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1 (3) encourages the Congress and Federal and 

2 State government agencies to grant pregnancy re3 source centers assistance for medical equipment and 

4 abstinence education in a manner that does not com5 promise the religious integrity of such organizations; 

6 and 

7 (4) decries the actions of any national, State, or 

8 local groups attempting to prevent pregnancy re9 source centers from effectively serving women and 

10 men facing unplanned pregnancies. 

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