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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 17 

Celebrating the first anniversary of the coalition of signatory countries to 

the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and 

Strengthening the Family. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 28, 2021 

Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. BLACKBURN, 

Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. MORAN, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. 

HAGERTY, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. WICKER, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. LEE, 

Mr. PORTMAN, and Mr. INHOFE) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Celebrating the first anniversary of the coalition of signatory 

countries to the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family. 

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, protect the 


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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 5 countries have subsequently signed; 

Whereas, although President Joseph R. Biden removed the 

United States as a signatory to the Geneva Consensus 

Declaration, at least temporarily, 36 countries remain 

signatories, and 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’’; 

Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration reaffirms that 

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


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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 Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) celebrates the first anniversary of the coali4 tion of signatory countries to the Geneva Consensus 

5 Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and 

6 Strengthening the Family (in this resolution referred 

7 to as the ‘‘Geneva Consensus Declaration’’); 

8 (2) affirms the commitments to protect life and 

9 the family made in the Geneva Consensus Declara10 tion and applauds the signatory countries for their 

11 dedication to advancing women’s health, protecting 

12 life at every stage while affirming that there is no 

13 international right to abortion, and upholding the 

14 importance of the family as foundational to society; 

15 (3) declares that the principles affirming life 

16 and the family recognized by the Geneva Consensus 

17 Declaration remain universally valid; 

18 (4) welcomes opportunities to strengthen sup19 port for the Geneva Consensus Declaration; 


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1 (5) will defend the sovereignty of every country 

2 to adopt national policies that promote women’s 

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

4 family, as enshrined in the Geneva Consensus Dec5 laration; 

6 (6) will conduct oversight of the United States 

7 executive branch to ensure that the United States 

8 does not conduct or fund abortions, abortion lob9 bying, or coercive family planning in foreign coun10 tries, consistent with longstanding Federal law; and 

11 (7) urges the signatory countries to the Geneva 

12 Consensus Declaration to defend the universal prin13 ciples affirming life and the family expressed in the 

14 Declaration. 

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