,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #eee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bc1 #bjbc,mrs4 
,watson ,coleman 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,kelly 
( ,ill9ois1 & ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york7 
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !    
importance ( int]sectionality = abortion
 access4  ,:]eas #a 9 #d wom5 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates w h an abortion be=e ! age (    
#de2 ,:]eas approximately #bb million   
wom5 & girls ( reproductive age live 9  
,/ates :]e abortion is heavily re/rict$2
 ,:]eas ov] #a 9 #c wom51 plus m trans &
 nonb9>y p1 h lo/ access to abortion 9  
_! home ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! mo/ common     
reason to end a pregnancy is due to     
pot5tial int]f]5ce ) education1 "w1 or !
 ability to c>e = dep5d5ts2 ,:]eas ne>ly
 #ej p]c5t ( abortion pati5ts h incomes 
bel[ ! pov]ty level2 ,:]eas wom5 liv+ 9 
pov]ty h a rate ( un9t5d$ pregnancy t is
 five times high] ?an ^? ) middle-class 
or upp]-class incomes2 ,:]eas un9t5d$   

pregnancy rema9s ! mo/ common among poor
 wom51 wom5 ( color1 & wom5 )\t a high  
s*ool education2 ,:]eas ,black wom5 are 
twice z likely to h an un9t5d$ pregnancy
 ?an ,:ite wom52 ,:]eas ,black wom5     
acc\nt = #ch p]c5t ( all abortions2     
,:]eas ,black wom5 f\nd$ ! ,reproductive
 ,ju/ice movem5t 9 #aiid to address !   
lack ( int]sectionality & racial ju/ice 
9 ! exi/+ abortion rights movem5t2      
,:]eas ,black wom5 are almo/ ?ree times 
m likely ?an ,:ite wom5 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates to die f *ildbir?2 ,:]eas ! risk 
( dy+ 9 *ildbir? is #ad times high] ?an 
! risk ( dy+ f a safe abortion2 ,:]eas !
 impacts ( mat]nal mortality & increas+ 
abortion re/rictions are closely relat$ 
to ea* o!r & bo? root$ 9 p]si/5t        
/ructural racism & sexism2 ,:]eas       
,,lgbtqi individuals exp]i5ce major     
disp>ities 9 abortion & reproductive    
c>e2 ,:]eas an e/imat$ #af p]c5t (      
individuals hav+ abortions d n id5tify z
 het]osexual wom52 ,:]eas sev]al hundr$ 
transg5d] & nonb9>y individuals obta9   

abortions annually at facilities t d n  
provide g5d]-affirm+ heal? c>e2 ,:]eas  
abortion c>e & g5d] affirm+ c>e are bo? 
fundam5tal to ! bodily autonomy (       
,,lgbtqi individuals2 ,:]eas ! bann+ &  
re/riction ( abortion ar\nd ! c\ntry has
 creat$ abortion-provid] des]ts1 :]e "s 
provid]s c only (f] m$ication abortion r
 ?an bo? m$ication & surgical abortions2
 ,:]eas m$ication abortion is ! mo/     
common =m ( pregnancy t]m9ation &       
acc\nts = m ?an half ( all abortions 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates & increas$ access to     
abortions2 ,:]eas m$ication abortion is 
"u ?reat by antiabortion advocates      
utiliz+ junk sci5ce2 & ,:]eas decisions 
f ! ,supreme ,c\rt & ,f$]al di/rict     
c\rts are ?reat5+ to ! availability (   
abortions3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 recognizes t   
wom5 ( l[] socioeconomic /&+ face !     
greate/ risk :5 abortion is re/rict$2   
7#b7 ackn[l$ges t wom5 ( racial & e?nic 
m9orities & p>ticul>ly ,black wom5 are  
at highe/ risk :5 abortion is re/rict$2 

7#c7 ackn[l$ges t surgical & m$ication  
abortions are safe & any developm5ts 9  
sci5ce t affect abortion c>e %\ld be    
review$ by sci5tific & m$ical exp]ts2 & 
7#d7 calls ^u ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to     
protect ! "r to abortion across !       
c\ntry4