,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ebf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bd1 #bjah ,mrs4 
,murray 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 & ,mrs4
 ,gillibr&7 submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &       
,p5sions  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se
 ( ! ,s5ate t politicians %\ld n int]f]e
 ) a woman's p]sonal heal? c>e decisions
 or attempt to prev5t provid]s f (f]+ _!
 full m$ical recomm5dations to _!       
pati5ts4  ,:]eas1 s9ce ! enactm5t (     
title ,x ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj et seq47 7ref]r$ to
 9 ?is preamble z ! title ,x family     
plann+ program7 ne>ly half a c5tury ago1
 ! title ,x family plann+ program has   
provid$ family plann+ & relat$ prev5tive
 heal? c>e s]vices to ^? mo/ 9 ne$ & has
 enjoy$ broad bip>tisan support2 ,:]eas 
! title ,x family plann+ program 0      
creat$ to assi/ 9 mak+ compreh5sive     
volunt>y family plann+ s]vices readily  
available to all individuals desir+ ^?  

s]vices & to enable public & nonpr(it   
private entities to plan & develop      
compreh5sive programs t provide ^?      
family plann+ s]vices2 ,:]eas ! title ,x
 family plann+ program s]ves #d1jjj1jjj 
individuals ea* ye>1 _m ( :om w\ld      
o!rwise be unable to access ! types (   
heal? c>e s]vices support$ "u ! title ,x
 family plann+ program2 ,:]eas ! title  
,x family plann+ program helps ensure t 
e individual1 reg>dless ( :]e !         
individual lives1 h[ mu* money !        
individual e>ns1 ! backgr\nd ( !        
individual1 or :e!r or n ! individual   
has heal? insurance1 has access to      
basic1 prev5tive reproductive heal? c>e1
 su* z bir? control1 canc] scre5+s1     
sexually transmitt$ disease te/+ &      
treatm5t1 & well-woman exams2 ,:]eas !  
title ,x family plann+ program s]ves a  
racially & e?nically div]se pati5t base1
 n less ?an #a_/c ( pati5ts s]v$ "u !   
title ,x family plann+ program are p (  
color1 & #ac p]c5t ( pati5ts s]v$ "u !  
title ,x family plann+ program h limit$ 

pr(ici5cy 9 ,engli%2 ,:]eas1 = decades1 
individuals receiv+ s]vices support$ "u 
! title ,x family plann+ program h be5  
giv5 ! full range ( in=mation ne$$ to   
make fully in=m$ decisions ab\t _! own  
pregnancy options1 includ+ access to    
safe & legal abortion2 ,:]eas ef=ts to  
/igmatize abortion c>e & provid]s (     
abortion c>e und]m9e ! ability ( pati5ts
 to make fully in=m$ heal? c>e          
decisions2 ,:]eas ! ,code ( ,m$ical     
,e?ics ( ! ,am]ican ,m$ical ,association
 /ates t heal? c>e provid]s %\ld pres5t 
relevant in=mation accurately &         
s5sitively1 9 keep+ ) ! pati5t's        
pref]5ces & t )hold+ in=mation )\t !    
pati5t's k or cons5t is e?ically        
unacceptable2 ,:]eas ! #aihb report ( ! 
,presid5t's ,commission = ! ,/udy (     
,e?ical ,problems 9 ,m$ic9e & 9         
,biom$ical & ,behavioral ,rese>* /at$ t1
 a physician is oblig$ to m5tion all    
alt]native treatm5ts1 includ+ ^? he or  
%e does n provide or favor1 s long z !y 
are support$ by respectable m$ical      

op9ion2 ,:]eas any policy t d5ies a     
pati5t seek+ c>e f a heal? c>e provid]  
receiv+ support "u ! title ,x family    
plann+ program full & accurate in=mation
 on & ref]ral = heal? c>e s]vices1      
includ+ abortion c>e1 violates basic    
m$ical e?ics by =c+ ! heal? c>e provid] 
to )hold heal? c>e in=mation f ! pati5t 
& by d5y+ ! basic "r ( ! pati5t to in=m$
 cons5t2 ,:]eas heal? c>e provid]s      
receiv+ support "u ! title ,x family    
plann+ program mu/ n be subject to any  
limitation on provid+ full & accurate   
in=mation s t ^? heal? c>e provid]s may 
communicate freely ) pati5ts & ex]cise  
_! m$ical judgm5t 9 ord] to provide !   
safe/ & mo/ b5eficial m$ical treatm5t = 
ea* pati5t2 & ,:]eas any policy t seeks 
to prev5t heal? c>e provid]s receiv+    
support "u ! title ,x family plann+     
program f provid+ full & accurate       
in=mation & ref]ral = heal? c>e s]vices 
?reat5s pati5t heal?1 disc\rages hone/  
conv]sation1 & und]m9es ! vital         
relation%ip betwe5 heal? c>e provid]s & 

pati5ts1 :o rely on _! heal? c>e        
provid]s = complete & accurate          
in=mation3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is !  
s5se ( ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 to recognize t ! 
heal? ( a pati5t %\ld always come fir/ &
 pati5ts mu/ be able to rely on _! heal?
 c>e provid]s = m$ically accurate &     
evid5ce-bas$ in=mation ab\t ! full range
 ( heal? c>e options1 includ+ in=mation 
ab\t access to safe & legal abortion2   
7#b7 to urge ! developm5t & ma9t5ance ( 
tru/ betwe5 pati5ts & heal? c>e provid]s
 by protect+ ! ability ( heal? c>e      
provid]s to give complete m$ical advice 
& in=mation 9 ord] to ensure no h>m to  
pati5t heal?2  7#c7 to enc\rage ef=ts to
 enhance pati5t quality ( c>e & access  
to confid5tial & safe c>e = all pati5ts2
  7#d7 to support ef=ts to promote !    
heal? c>e safety net2  7#e7 to recognize
 t any nationwide gag rule prohibit+    
in=mation fl[ betwe5 pati5ts & heal? c>e
 provid]s repres5ts a radical dep>ture f
 h[ heal? c>e has op]at$ 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates & fundam5tally erodes ! "r (     

pati5ts to in=m$ cons5t & ! ability (   
heal? c>e provid]s to provide           
appropriate & adequate heal? c>e &      
in=mation2 &  7#f7 to oppose ef=ts seek+
 to limit access to1 & full in=mation   
on1 reproductive heal? c>e options 9    
contradiction ) ! congressional int5t   
und]ly+ title ,x ( ! ,public ,heal?     
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj et     
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