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119TH CONGRESS 

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Expressing support for the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting 

Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family and urging that the 

United States rejoin this historic declaration. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 13, 2025 

Mr. JACKSON of Texas (for himself, Ms. FOXX, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, 

Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. WEBER

of Texas, Mr. MANN, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. GUEST, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. 

MOOLENAAR, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. PALMER, Mr. 

BIGGS of Arizona, Mr. MURPHY, and Ms. VAN DUYNE) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the Geneva Consensus Declaration 

on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the 

Family and urging that the United States rejoin this 

historic declaration. 

Whereas the United States strongly supports women reaching 

the highest attainable outcomes for health, life, dignity, 

and well-being throughout their lives; 

Whereas the historic coalition that issued the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and 

Strengthening the Family (in this preamble referred to as 

the ‘‘Geneva Consensus Declaration’’) was formed by a 


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diverse group of countries committed to charting a more 

positive path to advance the health of women, protect the 

family as foundational to any healthy society, affirm the 

value of life in all stages of development, and uphold the 

sovereign right of countries to make their own laws to 

advance those core values, without external pressure; 

Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration was signed on 

October 22, 2020, by 32 countries from every region of 

the world, representing more than 1,600,000,000 people, 

which committed to working together on the core pillars 

enshrined in the Declaration, and 39 countries are now 

part of this coalition; 

Whereas the United States was the lead cosponsor of the Geneva Consensus Declaration during the Presidency of 

Donald J. Trump; 

Whereas although President Joseph R. Biden removed the 

United States as a signatory to the Geneva Consensus 

Declaration, at least temporarily, longstanding Federal 

laws that prohibit the United States from conducting or 

funding abortions, abortion lobbying, or coercive family 

planning in foreign countries remain in effect; 

Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration reaffirms that 

‘‘all are equal before the law’’ and ‘‘human rights of 

women are an inalienable, integral, and indivisible part of 

all human rights and fundamental freedoms’’; 

Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration reaffirms the inherent ‘‘dignity and worth of the human person’’ and 

that ‘‘every human being has the inherent right to life’’; 

Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration reaffirms that 

‘‘there is no international right to abortion, nor any 


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international obligation on the part of States to finance 

or facilitate abortion’’; 

Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration reaffirms that 

‘‘the family is the natural and fundamental group unit of 

society and is entitled to protection by society and the 

state’’; and 

Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration coalition 

strengthens the collective voice of the signatory countries 

to prevent any country from being intimidated, isolated, 

or muted on the core values expressed in the Declaration: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) affirms the commitments to improve health 

4 for women and protect life and the family made in 

5 the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting 

6 Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family (in 

7 this resolution referred to as the ‘‘Geneva Consensus 

8 Declaration’’) and applauds the signatory countries 

9 for their dedication to advancing women’s health, 

10 protecting life at every stage while affirming that 

11 there is no international right to abortion, and up12 holding the importance of the family as foundational 

13 to society; 

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1 ily recognized by the Geneva Consensus Declaration 

2 remain universally valid; 

3 (3) welcomes opportunities to strengthen sup4 port for the Geneva Consensus Declaration; 

5 (4) will defend the sovereignty of every country 

6 to adopt national policies that promote women’s 

7 health, protect the right to life, and strengthen the 

8 family, as enshrined in the Geneva Consensus Dec9 laration; 

10 (5) will work with the United States executive 

11 branch to ensure that the United States does not 

12 conduct or fund abortions, abortion lobbying, or co13 ercive family planning in foreign countries, con14 sistent with longstanding Federal law; and 

15 (6) urges the signatory countries to the Geneva 

16 Consensus Declaration to defend the universal prin17 ciples affirming the value of every life and the family 

18 expressed in the Declaration. 

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