,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #fj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjac    
,mrs4 ,box] 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51    
,mr4 ,laut5b]g1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 & ,mr4      
,blum5?al7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1
 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions         
,,resolution  ,support+ wom5's          
reproductive heal?4  ,:]eas access to   
compreh5sive reproductive heal? c>e is  
critical to improv+ ! heal? & well-be+ (
 wom5 & _! families2 ,:]eas access to   
af=dable contraceptives & m$ically      
accurate in=mation prev5ts un9t5d$      
pregnancies1 !reby improv+ ! heal? (    
wom51 *ildr51 families1 & society z a   
:ole2 ,:]eas title ,x ( ! ,public ,heal?
 ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj et    
seq47 & ! ,m$icaid program "u title     
,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq47 cov] heal? c>e 
& family plann+ s]vices = millions (    
wom5 & m5 :o d n h o!r insurance        
cov]age1 ) ! ,m$icaid program alone     

cov]+ #ga p]c5t ( publicly fund$ family 
plann+ s]vices & m ?an #dj p]c5t ( all  
bir?s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas wom5 ne$
 access to compreh5sive1 af=dable       
insurance t cov]s family plann+ s]vices1
 pr5atal & po/natal c>e1 misc>riage     
managem5t1 labor & deliv]y s]vices1 &   
abortion2 & ,:]eas ! lack ( adequate    
pr5atal c>e increases ! risks ( infant &
 mat]nal mortality & pret]m bir?1 :i*   
co/ our heal? c>e sy/em approximately   
#bf1jjj1jjj1jjj annually3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x  ,t ! ,s5ate supports ef=ts to--     
7#a7 ensure t wom5 h access to          
contraception1 o!r prev5tive s]vices1 & 
m$ically accurate in=mation necess>y to 
make heal? c>e decisions2  7#b7 ensure t
 ! millions ( wom5 :o rely on title ,x (
 ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj et seq471 ! ,m$icaid     
program "u title ,,xix ( ! ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et  
seq471 & non-pr(it provid]s l ,plann$   
,p>5?ood cont9ue to get canc] scre5+s1  
bir? control1 & o!r ess5tial heal? c>e  

s]vices2  7#c7 ensure t wom5 h access to
 af=dable insurance cov]age = all       
pregnancy-relat$ heal? c>e ne$s2 &  7#d7
 r$uce heal? disp>ities betwe5 m5 & wom5
 & among wom5 ( diff]5t races1          
e?nicities1 & sexual ori5tations4