IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 18 
Expressing support for the recognition of March 10, 2025, as ‘‘Abortion 
Provider Appreciation Day’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2025 
Ms. PRESSLEY (for herself, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. GOLDMAN of New 
York, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. TOKUDA, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. SWALWELL, 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. NADLER, and Ms. NOR-
TON) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the recognition of March 10, 2025, 
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 all staff provide to their communities 
and those traveling to their communities, and to celebrate 
their courage, compassion, and dedication to their work; 
Whereas March 10 was selected for ‘‘Abortion Provider Ap-
preciation Day’’ in honor of Dr. David Gunn, who was 
killed on March 10, 1993, outside his abortion clinic in 
Pensacola, Florida, by a White supremacist and anti-
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abortion extremist in the first known instance of the 
murder of an abortion provider; 
Whereas abortions are provided in-person and through tele-
health by facilities such as independent clinics, Planned 
Parenthood health care centers, hospitals, and private of-
fices of doctors, and all of the staff working at those fa-
cilities are essential to ensuring patients receive needed 
care; 
Whereas, on June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the 
United States erroneously overturned Roe v. Wade, 410 
U.S. 113 (1973), in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health 
Organization, 597 U.S. 215 (2022) (referred to in this 
preamble as ‘‘the Dobbs decision’’), reversing decades of 
legal precedent affirming the right to an abortion and 
unleashing devastation on an already precarious abortion 
access landscape; 
Whereas States across the United States have moved to re-
strict access to abortion care, and 19 States have banned 
some or all access to an abortion as of March 2025; 
Whereas, because of State abortion bans and restrictions, 
scores of clinics and health care centers in already under-
served areas and maternal health deserts have closed, 
forcing more patients to remain pregnant against their 
will or to travel out-of-State for abortion care, increasing 
wait times, straining already thin resources, and pushing 
people farther and farther away from their homes; 
Whereas abortion providers and all staff play a critical role 
in a world where it has become increasingly difficult for 
individuals to receive essential and time-sensitive care 
once those individuals have made decisions that are right 
for their bodies, lives, and futures; 
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Whereas abortion providers and all staff help to ensure that 
all individuals who can become pregnant can make their 
own decisions about their bodies and their pregnancies, 
and support the decisions of their patients by treating 
them with dignity, empathy, compassion, and respect, de-
spite numerous challenges due to abortion bans and re-
strictions; 
Whereas abortion providers and all staff play an essential 
role within the reproductive justice framework, which was 
created by 12 Black women in 1994, who formulated a 
human rights framework that demands every person has 
the human right to bodily autonomy, which includes the 
right to choose if, when, and how to have children and 
the right to parent children in safe and sustainable com-
munities; 
Whereas individuals 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 individuals are forced to travel 
longer distances, find childcare or lodging, and raise 
money to cover the ever-increasing costs of an abortion 
and wraparound support; 
Whereas the network of abortion funds, clinics, providers, 
and supporters that work to ensure access to abortion is 
being strained beyond capacity; 
Whereas restrictions on abortion care have far-reaching con-
sequences that deepen existing inequities and worsen 
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health outcomes for pregnant people, people giving birth, 
and their families; 
Whereas people who are denied abortion care are more likely 
to experience high blood pressure and other serious med-
ical conditions during the end of pregnancy, remain in re-
lationships where interpersonal violence is present, and 
experience poverty; 
Whereas research shows that States that have more abortion 
restrictions are also States that have poorer maternal 
health outcomes; 
Whereas the effects of the Dobbs decision were immediate 
and disastrous, with 12 States completely banning access 
to abortion care as of March 2025; 
Whereas more than 25,000,000 women of reproductive age, 
plus more trans and nonbinary people, do not have access 
to abortion where they live; 
Whereas restricting and banning access to abortion care— 
(1) limits the ability of current and future providers 
to obtain necessary education and training in abortion 
care; 
(2) exposes the remaining abortion providers and all 
staff to increased levels of harassment, violence, and po-
litically motivated restrictions; and 
(3) creates and increases the out-of-pocket costs and 
logistical burdens that patients face to get care to a level 
that is sometimes insurmountable, forcing patients to re-
main pregnant; 
Whereas the 2022 Violence and Disruption Report of the Na-
tional Abortion Federation found an alarming escalation 
in incidents of obstruction, vandalism, and trespassing at 
abortion clinics, with abortion providers reporting an 
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alarming rate of death threats and threats of harm, and 
documented 218 of such incidents in 2022; 
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 current administration has emboldened individ-
uals and groups to continue to harass and threaten the 
ability of abortion providers and all staff to serve their 
patients; 
Whereas the Dobbs decision has emboldened antiabortion in-
dividuals and groups to continue to harass providers and 
the patients they care for; 
Whereas the Dobbs decision threatens the ability of abortion 
providers and all staff 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 
that care despite pressures, restrictions, political inter-
ference, and violent threats to their personal safety: Now, 
therefore, be it 
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 staff 
offer to patients and their families across the United 
States; 
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(2) lauds communities across the United States 
who are proud to be home to abortion providers and 
staff; 
(3) affirms the commitment of Congress to en-
suring the safety of abortion providers, the ability of 
abortion providers to continue providing the essen-
tial care their patients need, and the right of pa-
tients to access abortion care no matter where they 
live, free from fear of violence, criminalization, or 
stigma; 
(4) condemns the decisions of the Supreme 
Court of the United States, as well as the actions of 
the current administration and antiabortion extrem-
ists, to limit and stigmatize abortion care, which has 
had a devastating impact on abortion providers and 
the communities they care for, threatening the work 
and livelihoods of providers and staff, and worsening 
the strain on providers who work in States where 
abortion is still available; and 
(5) declares a vision for a future liberated from 
all abortion restrictions and bans, where everyone 
has full access to the care they need without fear of 
penalty or stigma, and affirms the commitment of 
Congress to working toward that goal in partnership 
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with providers, patients, advocates, and their com-
munities. 
Æ 
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