,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #aic  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #d1 #bjae ,mr4  
,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,box]1 ,mrs4
 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4
 ,m55dez1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1  
,mr4 ,book]1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,s*atz1
 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1  
,mr4 ,frank51 ,mr4 ,w>n]1 ,mr4          
,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4
 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4  
,m]kley1 & ,ms4 ,baldw97 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,,resolution        
,celebrat+ ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( ! hi/oric 
,griswold v4 ,connecticut decision ( !  
,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &      
express+ ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t ! case 0 an
 important /ep =w>d 9 help+ ensure t all
 p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates are able to use    
contraceptives to plan pregnancies & h  
heal?i] babies4  ,:]eas1 prior to !     
l&m>k decision ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates 9 ,griswold v4            

,connecticut1 #cha ,u4,s4 #dgi 7#aife71 
m>ri$ wom5 9 _m ,/ates 7 lawfully =bidd5
 f us+ family plann+ tools su* z        
contraceptives & condoms2 ,:]eas !      
hi/oric ,griswold case provid$ prec$5t =
 future cases 9 ! ,supreme ,c\rt t      
ext5d$ ! "r to use contraceptives to all
 wom51 reg>dless ( m>ital /atus2 ,:]eas1
 s9ce ,griswold1 millions ( wom5 h us$  
contraceptives to plan pregnancies1     
result+ 9 heal?i] wom51 heal?i]         
pregnancies1 heal?i] families1 & great] 
f9ancial security = families2 ,:]eas1   
despite hav+ ! legal "r to use          
contraceptives1 _m wom5 :o ne$ family   
plann+ & sexual heal? s]vices /ill face 
f9ancial & o!r b>ri]s to gett+ !        
necess>y c>e2 ,:]eas1 because ( limit$  
access to af=dable family plann+        
s]vices1 l[-income wom5 are #e times m  
likely to h an un9t5d$ pregnancy comp>$ 
to wom5 ) high] incomes1 & un9t5d$      
pregnancy rates are increas+ = poor &   
l[-income wom5 :ile decreas+ = wom5 )   
high] incomes2 ,:]eas ,black & ,lat9o   

wom5 are disproportionately affect$ by !
 lack ( access to contraceptives &      
reproductive heal? c>e2 ,:]eas programs 
su* z ! population rese>* & volunt>y    
family plann+ programs "u title ,x ( !  
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj et seq47 & ! ,m$icaid    
program "u title ,,xix ( ! ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et  
seq47 help l[-income wom5 access        
high-quality1 af=dable family plann+    
c>e1 includ+ contraceptives1 t helps    
wom5 plan pregnancies & /ay heal?y2     
,:]eas ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable
 ,c>e ,act 7,public ,law #aaa-adh7 is   
help+ realize ! promise ( ,griswold by  
remov+ b>ri]s to c>e by requir+ t all   
insurance provid]s (f] contraceptives & 
reproductive prev5tive heal? c>e s]vices
 at no co/ to wom51 &1 z ( #bjad1 m ?an 
#ee1jjj1jjj wom5 7 b5efitt+ f cov]age   
)\t co/-%>+ = prev5tive s]vices1 includ+
 bir? control1 accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices2 ,:]eas1 ea*   
ye>1 publicly fund$ contraceptives &    

family plann+ s]vices help prev5t       
approximately #b1jjj1jjj unplann$       
pregnancies1 #hjj1jjj abortions1        
#djj1jjj misc>riages1 & #bjj1jjj pre-t]m
 & l[ bir? rate bir?s2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjae1 
! ,in/itute ( ,m$ic9e li/$ us+ bir?     
control to r$uce un9t5d$ pregnancies z  
#a ( #ae core measures = fur!r+ heal?   
progress & improv+ heal?2 ,:]eas1 z !   
numb] ( contraceptive me?ods exp&s1 x is
 m important ?an ev] t all wom5 h access
 to ! full range ( contraceptive me?ods1
 includ+ ! mo/ effective me?ods1 s t ea*
 woman c *oose ! me?od t works be/ = h]2
 & ,:]eas e doll> inve/$ 9 publicly     
fund$ contraceptive saves taxpay]s      
#g4ji3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  
7#a7 celebrates ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( !    
#aife ,griswold v4 ,connecticut decision
 ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  
7#b7 recognizes t bir? control          
con/itutes basic heal? c>e = wom52  7#c7
 recognizes t1 despite ! monum5tal      
,griswold decision1 af=dable            
contraceptives un=tunately rema9        

inaccessible to _m poor & l[-income     
wom52  7#d7 enc\rages robu/ inve/m5t 9  
publicly fund$ family plann+ s]vices z a
 means to help wom5 plan pregnancies & h
 heal?i] babies2  7#e7 recognizes t     
inve/m5ts 9 publicly fund$ family plann+
 s]vices help prev5t unplann$           
pregnancies & abortions & help save     
taxpay] doll>s2  7#f7 ackn[l$ges t all  
wom51 reg>dless ( income or zip code1   
%\ld h af=dable access to ! tools t help
 wom5 plan & space _! pregnancies2 &    
7#g7 recognizes ! value ( ! publicly    
fund$ family plann+ safety net 9 help+  
to realize ! promise ( ! ,griswold      
decision4