,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #f  ,,in ,,the        
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,march #i1 #bjbc,ms4 ,hirono 7for       
herself1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1
 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4     
,markey1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,padilla1  
,ms4 ,warren1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 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 #bjbc1 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      
,march #aj was established in honor of  
,dr4 ,david ,gunn1 who was killed on    

,march #aj1 #aiic1 outside his abortion 
clinic in ,pensacola1 ,florida1 by a    
,white supremacist and antiabortion     
extremist in the first known instance of
 the murder of an abortion provider2    
,whereas1 on ,june #bd1 #bjbb1 the      
,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states  
overturned ,roe v4 ,wade1 #daj ,u4,s4   
#aac 7#aigc71 in ,dobbs v4 ,jackson     
,women's ,health ,organization1 #eig    
,u4,s4  7#bjbb7 7referred to in this    
preamble as the ,dobbs decision71       
reversing decades of legal precedent    
affirming the right to an abortion and  
unleashing devastation on an already    
precarious abortion access landscape2   
,whereas1 following the ,dobbs decision1
 ,states across the country moved to    
further restrict access to abortion     
care1 with not fewer than #ag ,states   
either severely restricting access to   
abortion care or banning abortion       
entirely2 ,whereas1 because of ,state   
abortion bans1 scores of clinics in     
already underserved areas were forced to

 close and more patients were forced to 
travel to other ,states1 increasing wait
 times at clinics1 straining already    
thin resources1 and pushing people      
farther and farther away from their     
homes2 ,whereas abortion providers and  
clinic staff play a critical role in a  
world where it has become increasingly  
difficult for individuals to 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
 individuals who can become pregnant can
 make their own decisions about their   
bodies and their pregnancies1 and       
support the decisions of their patients 
by treating them with dignity1 empathy1 
compassion1 and respect1 despite        
numerous challenges due to abortion bans
 and restrictions2 ,whereas abortion    
providers and clinic staff play an      
essential role within the reproductive  
justice framework1 which was created by 
#ab ,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 the     
right to choose if1 when1 and how to    
have children1 and the right to parent  
the children they have in safe and      
sustainable communities2 ,whereas       
individuals 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        
following the ,dobbs decision as        
individuals 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 

,white supremacy1 structural racism1 and
 systemic discrimination in the maternal
 health care system and worsening health
 outcomes for pregnant individuals1     
individuals giving birth1 and their     
families2 ,whereas the effects of the   
,dobbs decision were immediate and      
disastrous1 with abortion being entirely
 banned in #ab ,states as of ,march     
#bjbc1 meaning that a total of          
#ga1jjj1jjj individuals1 or more than   
#bj percent of the population of the    
,united ,states1 live in a ,state where 
abortion is illegal2 ,whereas           
restricting and banning access to       
abortion care-- 7#a7 creates and        
increases the out-of-pocket costs and   
logistical burdens that patients face to
 get care to a level that is sometimes  
insurmountable1 forcing patients to     
remain pregnant2 and  7#b7 exposes the  
remaining abortion providers and clinic 
staff to increased levels of harassment 
and politically motivated restrictions2 
,whereas the #bjba ,violence and        

,disruption ,report of the ,national    
,abortion ,federation found an alarming 
escalation in incidents of obstruction1 
vandalism1 and trespassing at abortion  
clinics1 with abortion providers        
reporting an alarming rate of death     
threats and threats of harm1 and        
documented #ahb incidents in #bjba2     
,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 the 
,dobbs decision has emboldened          
antiabortion individuals and groups to  
continue to harass providers and the    
patients they care for2 ,whereas the    
,dobbs decision 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 ,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 ,united ,states2    
7#b7 lauds communities across the       
,united ,states who are proud to be home
 to abortion providers and clinic staff2
  7#c7 affirms the commitment of        
,congress to ensuring the safety of     
abortion providers1 the ability of      
abortion providers to continue providing
 the essential care their patients need1
 and the right of patients to access    
abortion care no matter where they live1
 free from fear of violence1            
criminalization1 or stigma2  7#d7       
condemns the decision of the ,supreme   

,court of the ,united ,states in ,dobbs 
v4 ,jackson ,women's ,health            
,organization1 #eig ,u4,s4  7#bjbb71    
which has had a devastating impact on   
abortion providers and the communities  
they care for1 threatening the work and 
livelihoods of providers and clinic     
staff1 and worsening the strain on      
providers who work in ,states where     
abortion is still available2 and  7#e7  
declares a vision for a future where    
access to abortion is liberated from    
restrictions and bans universally1 and  
affirms the commitment of ,congress to  
working toward this goal in partnership 
with providers1 patients1 advocates1 and
 their communities4