Bill Text: IL HR0078 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges continued funding of Planned Parenthood by the U.S. Congress.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-22 - Resolution Adopted 053-039-000 [HR0078 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0078-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The health and well-being of women in the State of | ||||||
3 | Illinois is a top priority; the
health and education of women | ||||||
4 | is directly linked to improved social well-being for the entire
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5 | community; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Sexual education can help prevent sexually | ||||||
7 | transmitted infections (STIs)
and prevent unwanted and teenage | ||||||
8 | pregnancies; frequent screening for cancer is one of the
best | ||||||
9 | ways to diagnose early and prevent fatal cancer; and
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10 | WHEREAS, The reproductive rights of women and their ability | ||||||
11 | to make their own decisions about
how to take care of their own | ||||||
12 | bodies should be protected; access to education and medical
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13 | services regarding sexual health is one of those rights; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Planned Parenthood provides safe, affordable, and | ||||||
15 | women-centered
healthcare services; one in five women in the | ||||||
16 | United States will utilize the services of Planned Parenthood | ||||||
17 | at
least once; no federal monies actually fund abortions at | ||||||
18 | Planned Parenthood, and Medicaid is
restricted to only covering | ||||||
19 | abortions of pregnancies due to rape or incest, or if the life | ||||||
20 | of the
mother is at risk; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Planned Parenthood provides much needed services |
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1 | to women, including
preventative and primary care to prevent | ||||||
2 | and treat sexually transmitted diseases; Planned
Parenthood | ||||||
3 | provides the indispensable service of screening for cervical | ||||||
4 | and other cancers;
Planned Parenthood educates the community on | ||||||
5 | safe sex practices and reproductive health to
prevent STIs; | ||||||
6 | therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
8 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
9 | urge the United States Congress to continue to fund Planned | ||||||
10 | Parenthood; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | delivered to President Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader | ||||||
13 | Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker | ||||||
14 | of the House Paul Ryan, House of Representatives Minority | ||||||
15 | Leader Nancy Pelosi, and all members of the Illinois | ||||||
16 | Congressional Delegation.
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