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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 558 

Condemning violence that targets healthcare for women. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 8, 2015 

Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. ASHFORD, Ms. BASS, Mrs. 

BEATTY, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. BERA, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, 

Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. 

BROWNLEY of California, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mrs. CAPPS, 

Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. 

COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. CUMMINGS, 

Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 

DELANEY, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. 

DEUTCH, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of 

Pennsylvania, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. 

ENGEL, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. ESTY, Mr. FARR, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. FOSTER, 

Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GARAMENDI, 

Ms. GRAHAM, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIE ́RREZ, Ms. HAHN, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HECK of Washington, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. HONDA, Mr. 

HUFFMAN, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. EDDIE

BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, 

Mr. KEATING, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 

KILMER, Mr. KIND, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. LARSEN of 

Washington, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. LEE, Mr. 

LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. 

LOFGREN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA ́N of New 

Mexico, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mrs. CAROLYN

B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, 

Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 

MCNERNEY, Ms. MENG, Ms. MOORE, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. MURPHY of 

Florida, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEAL, Mr. NORCROSS, 

Ms. NORTON, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, Mr. POLIS, Mr. PRICE

of North Carolina, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. RANGEL, Miss RICE of New York, 

Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, 

Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. LINDA T. 


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SA ́NCHEZ of California, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, 

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. 

SINEMA, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. 

SPEIER, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. TAKAI, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 

THOMPSON of California, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. TITUS, Mr. 

TONKO, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. 

VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. WALZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. WATSON

COLEMAN, Mr. WELCH, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. 

GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, 

Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. HOYER, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. HANNA, 

Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SERRANO, and Mr. 

COSTA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning violence that targets healthcare for women. 

Whereas the constitutional right of women to make 

healthcare decisions about their bodies has been an established right for over 43 years; 

Whereas in Eisenstadt v. Baird, 405 U.S. 438 (1972), the 

Supreme Court confirmed the constitutional right of all 

women to legally access birth control; 

Whereas the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 

113 (1973), 42 years ago and reaffirmed that women 

have a constitutional right to comprehensive reproductive 

healthcare; 

Whereas for decades, healthcare providers for women and 

people who access healthcare services for women have 

been subjected to intimidation, threats, and violence; 

Whereas since 1993, there have been 11 murders and numerous attempted murders of individuals associated with 

care provided at health centers for women; 

Whereas since 1977— 


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(1) nearly 7,000 violent acts have been reported 

against providers at health centers for women, including 

bombings, arsons, death threats, kidnappings, and assaults; and 

(2) more than 190,000 acts of disruption, including 

bomb threats and harassing calls, have been reported; 

Whereas between June and December 2015, arson, vandalism, and threats have increased at Planned Parenthood health centers and other health centers for women, 

including— 

(1) health centers in— 

(A) Aurora, Illinois; 

(B) Pullman, Washington; 

(C) Louisville, Kentucky; and 

(D) Claremont, New Hampshire; and 

(2) on November 27, 2015, an attack by a gunman 

at a Planned Parenthood health center in Colorado 

Springs, Colorado, in which 3 people were killed and 9 

people were injured; 

Whereas extreme rhetoric contributes to a climate that is 

dangerous for individuals who provide or access comprehensive healthcare services; 

Whereas since more than 40 percent of the patients of 

Planned Parenthood are people of color, people of color 

are disproportionately impacted by attacks on health centers for women; and 

Whereas over their lifetimes, 1 in 5 women in the United 

States will access healthcare at Planned Parenthood, 

which— 

(1) in 2013 provided— 

(A) over 1,400,000 emergency contraception 

kits; 


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(B) nearly 4,500,000 tests and treatments for 

sexually transmitted infections; and 

(C) nearly 900,000 cervical cancer screenings 

and breast exams; 

(2) continues to be the leading reproductive healthcare provider in the United States; and 

(3) along with many other reproductive health providers, continues to provide expert, quality reproductive 

healthcare in safe and supportive environments across the 

country: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) denounces the attacks on healthcare centers 

3 for women, providers of healthcare for women, and 

4 patients; and 

5 (2) affirms that all women have the right to ac6 cess reproductive healthcare services without fear of 

7 violence, intimidation, or harassment. 

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