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SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. 
SINEMA, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. 
SPEIER, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. TAKAI, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 
THOMPSON of California, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. TITUS, Mr. 
TONKO, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. WALZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, Mr. WELCH, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. 
GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, 
Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. HOYER, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. HANNA, 
Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SERRANO, and Mr. 
COSTA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Condemning violence that targets healthcare for women. 
Whereas the constitutional right of women to make 
healthcare decisions about their bodies has been an estab-
lished right for over 43 years; 
Whereas in Eisenstadt v. Baird, 405 U.S. 438 (1972), the 
Supreme Court confirmed the constitutional right of all 
women to legally access birth control; 
Whereas the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 
113 (1973), 42 years ago and reaffirmed that women 
have a constitutional right to comprehensive reproductive 
healthcare; 
Whereas for decades, healthcare providers for women and 
people who access healthcare services for women have 
been subjected to intimidation, threats, and violence; 
Whereas since 1993, there have been 11 murders and numer-
ous attempted murders of individuals associated with 
care provided at health centers for women; 
Whereas since 1977— 
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(1) nearly 7,000 violent acts have been reported 
against providers at health centers for women, including 
bombings, arsons, death threats, kidnappings, and as-
saults; and 
(2) more than 190,000 acts of disruption, including 
bomb threats and harassing calls, have been reported; 
Whereas between June and December 2015, arson, van-
dalism, and threats have increased at Planned Parent-
hood health centers and other health centers for women, 
including— 
(1) health centers in— 
(A) Aurora, Illinois; 
(B) Pullman, Washington; 
(C) Louisville, Kentucky; and 
(D) Claremont, New Hampshire; and 
(2) on November 27, 2015, an attack by a gunman 
at a Planned Parenthood health center in Colorado 
Springs, Colorado, in which 3 people were killed and 9 
people were injured; 
Whereas extreme rhetoric contributes to a climate that is 
dangerous for individuals who provide or access com-
prehensive healthcare services; 
Whereas since more than 40 percent of the patients of 
Planned Parenthood are people of color, people of color 
are disproportionately impacted by attacks on health cen-
ters for women; and 
Whereas over their lifetimes, 1 in 5 women in the United 
States will access healthcare at Planned Parenthood, 
which— 
(1) in 2013 provided— 
(A) over 1,400,000 emergency contraception 
kits; 
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(B) nearly 4,500,000 tests and treatments for 
sexually transmitted infections; and 
(C) nearly 900,000 cervical cancer screenings 
and breast exams; 
(2) continues to be the leading reproductive health-
care provider in the United States; and 
(3) along with many other reproductive health pro-
viders, continues to provide expert, quality reproductive 
healthcare in safe and supportive environments across the 
country: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) denounces the attacks on healthcare centers 
for women, providers of healthcare for women, and 
patients; and 
(2) affirms that all women have the right to ac-
cess reproductive healthcare services without fear of 
violence, intimidation, or harassment. 
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