,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #cb  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,march #h 7legislative day1 ,march #g71 
#bjbb,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself and ,mr4 
,peters7 submitted the following        
concurrent resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,health1  
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions       
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,expressing  
support for the recognition of ,march   
#aj1 #bjbb1 as ,abortion ,provider      
,appreciation ,day4  ,whereas ,march #aj
 has been established as a day to show  
appreciation for the essential1         
high-quality care that abortion         
providers and clinic staff provide to   
their communities and those traveling to
 their communities1 and to celebrate    
their courage1 compassion1 and          
dedication to their work2 ,whereas this 
date is established in honor of ,dr4    
,david ,gunn1 who was killed outside his
 abortion clinic in ,pensacola1         
,florida1 by a white supremacist1       

antiabortion extremist1 in the first    
known instance of murder of an abortion 
provider on ,march #aj1 #aiic2 ,whereas 
abortion providers and clinic staff play
 a critical role in a world where people
 must be able to make essential and     
time-sensitive decisions about their    
bodies1 lives1 and futures2 ,whereas    
abortion providers and clinic staff help
 to ensure that all people who can      
become pregnant can make their own      
decisions about their bodies and their  
pregnancies1 and support their patients'
 decisions by treating them with        
dignity1 empathy1 compassion1 and       
respect2 ,whereas abortion providers and
 clinic staff play an essential role    
within the reproductive justice         
framework1 which was created by a group 
of ,black women in #aiid1 who determined
 the necessity of adopting a human      
rights framework that demands every     
person has the human right to bodily    
autonomy1 which includes if1 when1 and  
how to have children1 to not have       

children1 and to parent the children    
they have in safe and sustainable       
communities2 ,whereas people seeking    
abortion care across the ,united ,states
 also rely on the work of abortion funds
 and practical support organizations to 
access abortion care for themselves and 
their families2 ,whereas abortion funds 
and practical support organizations that
 rely on donations face increasing      
demand as people are forced into the    
vicious cycle of having to travel longer
 distances1 find childcare or lodging1  
and raise money to obtain an abortion   
and cover associated costs2 ,whereas    
restrictions on accessing abortion care 
have far-reaching consequences in both  
deepening existing inequities caused by 
structural racism and systemic          
discrimination in the maternal health   
care system and worsening health        
outcomes for pregnant people1 people    
giving birth1 and their families2       
,whereas abortion care restrictions in  
some ,states have forced many abortion  

clinics to shut down1 such that #ij     
percent of counties in the ,united      
,states today do not have an abortion   
provider1 the number of independent     
abortion clinics in the ,united ,states 
has declined by #a_/c since #bjab1 and  
efforts to undermine critical supports  
for patients1 including family planning 
supports1 have further threatened the   
work of abortion providers2 ,whereas    
restricting access to abortion care     
creates and increases the out-of-pocket 
costs and logistical burdens that       
patients face to get care while exposing
 the remaining abortion providers and   
staff to increased levels of harassment 
and politically motivated restrictions2 
,whereas the ,national ,abortion        
,federation's #bjbj statistics on       
violence and disruption found an        
alarming escalation in incidents of     
obstruction1 vandalism1 and trespassing 
at abortion clinics1 with abortion      
providers reporting an increase in death
 threats and threats of harm from #ib   

incidents in #bjai to #bjj in #bjbj2    
,whereas ,black1 indigenous1 and other  
providers and patients of color face    
heightened levels of threats1           
harassment1 and violence as compared to 
their ,white counterparts2 ,whereas     
#bjba marked the worst year for abortion
 rights since ,roe v4 ,wade1 #daj ,u4,s4
 #aac 7#aigc71 was decided1 and the     
passage and enforcement of restrictions 
on abortion access and the              
criminalization of abortion has         
emboldened antiabortion individuals and 
groups to continue to harass providers  
and the patients they care for2 ,whereas
 the ,supreme ,court of the ,united     
,states is now 7as of the date of       
adoption of this resolution7 considering
 ,dobbs v4 ,jackson ,women's ,health    
,organization1 #ada ,s4,ct4 #bfai       
7#bjba71 a case that the justices could 
use to overturn or severely undermine   
,roe v4 ,wade1 and at the same time has 
refused to block ,texas's blatantly     
unconstitutional ban on abortion at     

approximately #f weeks of pregnancy1    
allowing ,texas to ban the majority of  
abortions in the ,state2 ,whereas the   
ripple effects of ,texas's abortion ban 
have been felt by communities and       
abortion providers across the country as
 abortion clinics try to absorb the     
massive influx of ,texas's patients who 
have the resources to travel and are    
seeking abortion care elsewhere2        
,whereas1 should the ,supreme ,court    
overturn or severely undermine ,roe v4  
,wade1 ,alabama1 ,arizona1 ,arkansas1   
,florida1 ,georgia1 ,idaho1 ,indiana1   
,iowa1 ,kentucky1 ,louisiana1 ,michigan1
 ,mississippi1 ,missouri1 ,montana1     
,nebraska1 ,north ,dakota1 ,ohio1       
,oklahoma1 ,south ,carolina1 ,south     
,dakota1 ,tennessee1 ,texas1 ,utah1     
,west ,virginia1 ,wisconsin1 and        
,wyoming could act as soon as possible  
to prohibit abortion and criminalize    
abortion providers2 ,whereas ,roe v4    
,wade alone has never been sufficient to
 ensure that all people1 especially     

,black people1 indigenous people1 people
 of color1 working class and low-income 
people1 ,,lgbtqia people1 people who are
 immigrants1 younger people1 people with
 disabilities1 geographically isolated  
people1 and people with multimarginal   
identities1 can get the abortion care   
they need2 ,whereas the unraveling or   
overturning of ,roe v4 ,wade threatens  
the ability of abortion providers and   
the clinic staff who support them to    
serve their patients2 and ,whereas in   
the face of multifaceted attacks on     
their work1 abortion providers remain an
 essential and valued part of their     
communities1 providing high-quality1    
compassionate1 and necessary health     
care1 and courageously delivering this  
care despite pressures1 restrictions1   
political interference1 and violent     
threats to their personal safety3 ,now1 
therefore1 be it ,that ,congress-- 7#a7 
recognizes ,march #aj1 #bjbb1 as        
,abortion ,provider ,appreciation ,day  
to celebrate the courage1 compassion1   

and high-quality care that abortion     
providers and clinic staff offer to     
patients and their families across the  
country2  7#b7 lauds communities across 
the country who are proud to be home to 
abortion providers and clinic staff2    
7#c7 affirms ,congress's commitment to  
ensuring the safety of abortion         
providers1 their ability to continue    
providing the essential care their      
patients need1 and the right of their   
patients to access abortion care no     
matter where they live1 free from fear  
of violence1 criminalization1 or stigma2
 and  7#d7 declares a vision for a      
future where access to abortion is      
liberated from restrictions and bans    
universally1 and affirms ,congress's    
commitment to working toward this goal  
in partnership with providers1 patients1
 advocates1 and their communities4