,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #d  ,,in ,,the        
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,january #ac1 #bjbe,mr4 ,daines 7for    
himself1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,banks1   
,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1   
and ,mr4 ,sheehy7 submitted the         
following concurrent resolution2 which  
was referred to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,relations  ,,concurrent       
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the ,geneva ,consensus ,declaration on  
,promoting ,women's ,health and         
,strengthening the ,family and urging   
that the ,united ,states rejoin this    
historic declaration4  ,whereas the     
,united ,states strongly supports women 
reaching the highest attainable outcomes
 for health1 life1 dignity1 and         
well-being throughout their lives2      
,whereas the historic coalition that    
issued the ,geneva ,consensus           
,declaration on ,promoting ,women's     
,health and ,strengthening the ,family  
7in this preamble referred to as the    

,geneva ,consensus ,declaration7 was    
formed by a diverse group of countries  
committed to charting a more positive   
path to advance the health of women1    
protecting the family as foundational to
 any healthy society1 affirming the     
value of life in all stages of          
development1 and upholding the sovereign
 right of countries to make their own   
laws to advance those core values1      
without external pressure2 ,whereas the 
,geneva ,consensus ,declaration was     
signed on ,october #bb1 #bjbj1 by #cb   
countries from every region of the      
world1 representing more than           
#a1fjj1jjj1jjj people1 which committed  
to working together on the core pillars 
enshrined in the ,declaration1 and #ci  
countries are now part of this          
coalition2 ,whereas the ,united ,states 
was the lead cosponsor of the ,geneva   
,consensus ,declaration during the      
presidency of ,donald ,j4 ,trump2       
,whereas1 although ,president ,joseph   
,r4 ,biden removed the ,united ,states  

as a signatory to the ,geneva ,consensus
 ,declaration1 at least temporarily1    
longstanding ,federal laws that prohibit
 the ,united ,states from conducting or 
funding abortions1 abortion lobbying1 or
 coercive family planning in foreign    
countries remain in effect2 ,whereas the
 ,geneva ,consensus ,declaration        
reaffirms that all are equal before the 
law and human rights of women are an    
inalienable1 integral1 and indivisible  
part of all human rights and fundamental
 freedoms2 ,whereas the ,geneva         
,consensus ,declaration reaffirms the   
inherent dignity and worth of the human 
person and that every human being has   
the inherent right to life2 ,whereas the
 ,geneva ,consensus ,declaration        
reaffirms that there is no international
 right to abortion1 nor any             
international obligation on the part of 
,states to finance or facilitate        
abortion2 ,whereas the ,geneva          
,consensus ,declaration reaffirms that  
the family is the natural and           

fundamental group unit of society and is
 entitled to protection by society and  
the ,state2 and ,whereas the ,geneva    
,consensus ,declaration coalition       
strengthens the collective voice of the 
signatory countries and prevents any    
country from being intimidated1         
isolated1 or muted on the core values   
expressed in the ,declaration3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it ,that ,congress-- 7#a7 
affirms the commitments to improving    
health for women and protecting life and
 the family made in the ,geneva         
,consensus ,declaration on ,promoting   
,women's ,health and ,strengthening the 
,family 7in this resolution referred to 
as the ,geneva ,consensus ,declaration7 
and applauds the signatory countries for
 their dedication to advancing women's  
health1 protecting life at every stage  
while affirming that there is no        
international right to abortion1 and    
upholding the importance of the family  
as foundational to society2  7#b7       
declares that the principles affirming  

women's health1 the dignity of every    
life1 and the family recognized by the  
,geneva ,consensus ,declaration remain  
universally valid2  7#c7 welcomes       
opportunities to strengthen support for 
the ,geneva ,consensus ,declaration2    
7#d7 will defend the sovereignty of     
every country to adopt national policies
 that promote women's health1 protect   
the right to life1 and strengthen the   
family1 as enshrined in the ,geneva     
,consensus ,declaration2  7#e7 will work
 with the executive branch to ensure    
that the ,united ,states does not       
conduct or fund abortions1 abortion     
lobbying1 or coercive family planning in
 foreign countries1 consistent with     
longstanding ,federal law2 and  7#f7    
urges the signatory countries to the    
,geneva ,consensus ,declaration to      
defend the universal principles         
affirming the value of every life and   
the family expressed in the             
,declaration4