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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 327 

Condemning violence that targets healthcare for women. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 3, 2015 

Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. BENNET, Ms. BALDWIN, 

Mr. WARNER, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. UDALL, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. 

SCHATZ, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mrs. 

FEINSTEIN, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. WARREN, Mr. REED, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. 

MENENDEZ, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. COONS, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. KAINE, Mr. 

WYDEN, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. 

MURPHY, Mr. SCHUMER, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. BROWN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. 

KING, Mr. TESTER, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, and Mrs. MCCASKILL) 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 the people of the United 

States to make healthcare decisions about their own bodies was established more than 43 years ago; 

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

Supreme Court confirmed the constitutional right of all 

men and 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 


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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— 

(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 and demonizing rhetoric contributes to a 

climate that is dangerous for individuals who provide or 

access comprehensive healthcare services; 


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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; 

(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 Senate— 

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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