,h4 ,,res4 #aaec  ,in the ,house of     
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,october #b1
 #bjbj  ,,resolution  ,whereas there is 
a shameful history in the ,united       
,states of ,black1 ,indigenous1 people  
of color1 immigrants1 poor people1 and  
people with disabilities being subjected
 to medical procedures without their    
informed consent2 ,whereas #cb ,states  
passed eugenic-sterilization laws1      
resulting in the sterilization of       
between #fj1jjj to #gj1jjj people       
beginning in the early #aijjs2 ,whereas 
#be percent of ,native ,american women  
of childbearing age were sterilized over
 the course of #f years after the       
passage of the ,family ,planning        
,services and ,population ,research ,act
 of #aigj2 ,whereas incarcerated        
individuals have continued to face      
sterilization practices1 including      
nearly #aej incarcerated women in       
,california prisons sterilized between  
#bjjf and #bjaj2 ,whereas1 on ,september
 #ad1 #bjbj1 a coalition of             

organizations1 including ,project       
,south1 ,georgia ,detention ,watch1     
,georgia ,latino ,alliance for ,human   
,rights1 and ,south ,georgia ,immigrant 
,support ,network1 filed a complaint to 
the ,department of ,homeland ,security  
,office of ,inspector ,general          
expressing concerns about the ,irwin    
,county ,detention ,center in ,ocilla1  
,georgia1 including detained immigrant  
women receiving unnecessary             
hysterectomies and a lack of informed   
consent for gynecological procedures2   
,whereas a growing number of women are  
coming forward to share stories of      
unwanted1 unnecessary medical           
procedures1 including full or partial   
hysterectomies and other procedures     
involving their reproductive organs1    
performed without their knowledge or    
consent2 ,whereas1 on ,september #af1   
#bjbj1 ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs 
,enforcement nearly deported a woman who
 was formerly detained at ,irwin ,county
 ,detention ,center who had one         

fallopian tube removed without her      
knowledge or consent2 ,whereas1 on      
,september #ah1 #bjbj1 #d women came    
forward saying that they did not approve
 of the procedures they received2       
,whereas an initial review of available 
medical records by independent          
gynecologists raises serious questions  
about whether patients detained at the  
,irwin ,county ,detention ,center       
provided informed consent and whether   
prevailing standards of care were       
adhered to in their care2 and ,whereas  
these allegations indicate a failure by 
,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs        
,enforcement to conduct rigorous        
oversight to protect the health and     
safety of people in its custody3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 condemns        
performing unwanted1 unnecessary medical
 procedures on individuals without their
 full1 informed consent2  7#b7          
recognizes that everyone deserves to    
control their own reproductive choices  

and make informed choices about their   
bodies2  7#c7 recognizes that further   
accountability1 oversight1 and          
transparency is necessary to protect    
people in the custody of ,u4,s4         
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement2 
and  7#d7 calls on the ,department of   
,homeland ,security to-- 7,a7 pause the 
removal of any individual who           
experienced any medical procedure at the
 ,irwin ,county ,detention ,center2     
7,b7 allow individuals who may have     
experienced an unnecessary or           
nonconsensual procedure to have         
immediate access to adequate1 safe1 and 
consensual medical treatment or to seek 
a second opinion from an independent    
medical professional2  7,c7 immediately 
comply with all investigations and      
records requests related to             
investigations about the ,irwin ,county 
,detention ,center2  7,d7 ensure        
impacted individuals are able to freely 
participate in any investigation and    
share their stories without fear of     

reprisal2 and  7,e7 hold all individuals
 found to be involved in any unnecessary
 or nonconsensual medical procedure at  
the ,irwin ,county ,detention ,center   
accountable and bring them to justice4  
,clerk4