Bill Text: TX HCR74 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Honoring pregnancy care centers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-16 - Referred to Health & Human Services [HCR74 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HCR74-Introduced.html
82R7328 BPG-D | ||
By: Landtroop | H.C.R. No. 74 |
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WHEREAS, Pregnancy care centers serve women in Texas and | ||
across the United States with integrity and compassion; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, more than 2,500 pregnancy care centers around | ||
the country provide comprehensive care to women and men facing | ||
unplanned pregnancies; these facilities offer resources to meet | ||
physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual needs, including | ||
such free services as pregnancy tests, confidential peer | ||
counseling, 24-hour telephone hotlines, childbirth and parenting | ||
classes, and referrals to community, health care, and other support | ||
services; and | ||
WHEREAS, Many medical pregnancy care centers offer | ||
ultrasounds and other forms of medical attention; in addition to | ||
information on adoption and adoption referrals, other resources are | ||
provided for women who choose childbirth over abortion, and | ||
pregnancy care centers encourage women to make positive life | ||
choices by equipping them with complete and accurate information | ||
regarding their pregnancy options and the development of their | ||
unborn children; the centers promote infant health by ensuring that | ||
expectant mothers receive prenatal information and appropriate | ||
services; and | ||
WHEREAS, Among other services, pregnancy care centers may | ||
provide grief counseling for women and men who regret past choices | ||
they have made; the mission of a pregnancy care center may also | ||
encompass the teaching of abstinence education in public schools in | ||
order to prevent unplanned pregnancies; and | ||
WHEREAS, Pregnancy care centers rely primarily on the | ||
generosity of donors and volunteers who are committed to meeting | ||
the needs of women and promoting and protecting life; at the same | ||
time, federal and state governments have increasingly come to | ||
recognize the value of the services provided by these centers and to | ||
designate public funds to support their efforts; and | ||
WHEREAS, In the Lone Star State and across our nation, | ||
pregnancy care centers have a considerable and growing positive | ||
impact, and it is indeed fitting to honor their contributions; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby recognize pregnancy care centers for their vital endeavors | ||
and commend all those associated with these facilities for their | ||
dedication. |