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Protecting Healthcare Access: Opposing Criminalization of Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care

The U.S. Senate expresses opposition to criminalizing individuals for accessing essential healthcare, including abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraception. It emphasizes that no one should be penalized for pregnancy outcomes or for providing these medical services. The aim is to ensure citizens can access healthcare without fear of legal repercussions.
Key points
Opposition to criminalizing abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care.
Condemnation of penalizing individuals for pregnancy outcomes, including miscarriage or stillbirth.
Affirmation of the right to high-quality healthcare without fear of punishment.
Support for healthcare providers to offer essential medical services without legal repercussions.
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A resolution expressing opposition to the criminalization of essential healthcare, including the full range of sexual and reproductive healthcare such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care, and disapproving of the criminalization of pregnancy outcomes.
Print number: SRES 664
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Process start date: 2022-06-08