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119TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 4 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 13, 2025 

Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. BANKS, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, 

Mrs. BLACKBURN, and Mr. SHEEHY) submitted the following concurrent 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

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 

diverse group of countries committed to charting a more 

positive path to advance the health of women, protecting 

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ing the value of life in all stages of development, and upholding 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 

international obligation on the part of States to finance 

or facilitate abortion’’; 


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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 

and prevents any country from being intimidated, isolated, or muted on the core values expressed in the Declaration: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) affirms the commitments to improving 

4 health for women and protecting life and the family 

5 made in the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Pro6 moting Women’s Health and Strengthening the 

7 Family (in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘Geneva 

8 Consensus Declaration’’) and applauds the signatory 

9 countries for their dedication to advancing women’s 

10 health, protecting life at every stage while affirming 

11 that there is no international right to abortion, and 

12 upholding the importance of the family as 

13 foundational to society; 

14 (2) declares that the principles affirming wom15 en’s health, the dignity of every life, and the family 

16 recognized by the Geneva Consensus Declaration re17 main universally valid; 


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1 (3) welcomes opportunities to strengthen sup2 port for the Geneva Consensus Declaration; 

3 (4) will defend the sovereignty of every country 

4 to adopt national policies that promote women’s 

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

6 family, as enshrined in the Geneva Consensus Dec7 laration; 

8 (5) will work with the executive branch to en9 sure that the United States does not conduct or 

10 fund abortions, abortion lobbying, or coercive family 

11 planning in foreign countries, consistent with long12 standing Federal law; and 

13 (6) urges the signatory countries to the Geneva 

14 Consensus Declaration to defend the universal prin15 ciples affirming the value of every life and the family 

16 expressed in the Declaration. 

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