IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 23 
Expressing support for the recognition of March 10, 2023, as ‘‘Abortion 
Provider Appreciation Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2023 
Ms. PRESSLEY (for herself, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Ms. BUSH, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Mr. 
MOULTON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. BOWMAN, 
Ms. CHU, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. MENG, Ms. 
ROSS, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. TRONE, Mrs. WATSON COLE-
MAN, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PORTER, Ms. TOKUDA, Ms. NORTON, 
Mrs. FLETCHER, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. EVANS, Ms. 
ESCOBAR, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Mr. BERA, Ms. 
WILSON of Florida, Mr. KHANNA, and Ms. GARCIA of Texas) submitted 
the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the recognition of March 10, 2023, 
as ‘‘Abortion Provider Appreciation Day’’. 
Whereas March 10 has been established as a day to show ap-
preciation for the essential, high-quality care that abor-
tion providers and clinic staff provide to their commu-
nities and those traveling to their communities, and to 
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celebrate their courage, compassion, and dedication to 
their work; 
Whereas this date is established in honor of Dr. David Gunn 
who was killed outside his abortion clinic in Pensacola, 
Florida, by a White supremacist, antiabortion extremist, 
in the first known instance of the murder of an abortion 
provider on March 10, 1993; 
Whereas, on June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned 
Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Orga-
nization, reversing decades of legal precedent affirming 
the right to an abortion and unleashing devastation on an 
already precarious abortion access landscape; 
Whereas, following the Supreme Court’s decision, States 
across the country moved to further restrict access to 
abortion care; 
Whereas, as of March 2023, at least 17 States either severely 
restrict access to abortion care or ban abortion entirely; 
Whereas, because of State abortion bans, scores of clinics in 
already underserved areas were forced to close and more 
patients forced to travel to other States, increasing wait 
times at clinics, straining already thin resources, and 
pushing people further and further away from their 
homes; 
Whereas abortion providers and clinic staff play a critical role 
in a world where it has become increasingly difficult for 
people to be able to make essential and time-sensitive de-
cisions about their bodies, lives, and futures; 
Whereas abortion providers and clinic staff help to ensure 
that all people who can become pregnant can make their 
own decisions about their bodies and their pregnancies, 
and support their patients’ decisions by treating them 
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with dignity, empathy, compassion, and respect, despite 
numerous challenges due to abortion bans and restric-
tions; 
Whereas abortion providers and clinic staff play an essential 
role within the reproductive justice framework, which was 
created by 12 Black women in 1994 who determined the 
necessity of adopting a human rights framework that de-
mands every person has the human right to bodily auton-
omy, which includes if, when, and how to have children, 
to not have children, and to parent the children they have 
in safe and sustainable communities; 
Whereas people seeking abortion care across the United 
States also rely on the work of abortion funds and prac-
tical support organizations to access abortion care for 
themselves and their families; 
Whereas abortion funds and practical support organizations 
that rely on donations face increasing demand following 
the Dobbs decision as people are forced into the vicious 
cycle of having to travel longer distances, find childcare 
or lodging, and raise money to obtain an abortion and 
cover associated costs; 
Whereas restrictions on accessing abortion care have far- 
reaching consequences in both deepening existing inequi-
ties caused by White supremacy, structural racism, and 
systemic discrimination in the maternal health care sys-
tem and worsening health outcomes for pregnant people, 
people giving birth, and their families; 
Whereas the effects of the Dobbs decision were immediate 
and disastrous, as of March 2023 abortion is entirely 
banned in 12 States, meaning a total of 71,000,000 peo-
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ple, or over 20 percent of the United States population, 
live in a State where abortion is illegal; 
Whereas restricting and banning access to abortion care cre-
ates and increases the out-of-pocket costs and logistical 
burdens that patients face to get care, which are some-
times insurmountable, forcing people to remain pregnant 
while exposing the remaining abortion providers and staff 
to increased levels of harassment and politically moti-
vated restrictions; 
Whereas the National Abortion Federation’s 2021 statistics 
on violence and disruption found an alarming escalation 
in incidents of obstruction, vandalism, and trespassing at 
abortion clinics, with abortion providers reporting an 
alarming rate of death threats and threats of harm, with 
182 incidents in 2021; 
Whereas Black, indigenous, and other providers and patients 
of color face heightened levels of threats, harassment, 
and violence as compared to their white counterparts; 
Whereas the Dobbs decision has emboldened antiabortion in-
dividuals and groups to continue to harass providers and 
the patients they care for; 
Whereas the unraveling or overturning of Roe v. Wade 
threatens the ability of abortion providers and the clinic 
staff who support them to serve their patients; and 
Whereas in the face of multifaceted attacks on their work, 
abortion providers remain an essential and valued part of 
their communities, providing high-quality, compassionate, 
and necessary health care, and courageously delivering 
this care despite pressures, restrictions, political inter-
ference, and violent threats to their personal safety: Now, 
therefore, be it 
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Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) recognizes Abortion Provider Appreciation 
Day to celebrate the courage, compassion, and high- 
quality care that abortion providers and clinic staff 
offer to patients and their families across the coun-
try; 
(2) lauds communities across the country who 
are proud to be home to abortion providers and clin-
ic staff; 
(3) affirms Congress’ commitment to ensuring 
the safety of abortion providers, their ability to con-
tinue providing the essential care their patients 
need, and the right of their patients to access abor-
tion care no matter where they live, free from fear 
of violence, criminalization, or stigma; 
(4) condemns the Supreme Court’s decision in 
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 
which has had a devastating impact on abortion pro-
viders and the communities they care for, threat-
ening the work and livelihoods of providers and clin-
ic staff, and worsening the strain on providers who 
work in States where abortion is still available; and 
(5) declares a vision for a future where access 
to abortion is liberated from restrictions and bans 
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universally, and affirms Congress’ commitment to 
working toward this goal in partnership with pro-
viders, patients, advocates, and their communities. 
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