Full Text of HR0204 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The health and well-being of women in the State of | 3 | | Illinois is a top priority; the health and education of women | 4 | | is directly linked to improved social well-being for the entire | 5 | | community; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Reproductive rights are not synonymous with | 7 | | abortion services, and Title X funds cannot be used to fund | 8 | | abortion services due to the Hyde Amendment of 1976, which does | 9 | | not allow federal funds to be used for abortion services; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Title X funding is directly linked with the | 11 | | prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), early | 12 | | screening for cervical cancer, and other family-planning | 13 | | services; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Defunding clinics that perform abortion services | 15 | | that use Title X funding for other family-planning functions | 16 | | will have a direct effect on the most impoverished communities, | 17 | | which include the unemployed, the underemployed, and women of | 18 | | color, as they are the most likely recipients of Title X | 19 | | funding; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, The Title X gag order prevents healthcare | 21 | | providers from discussing abortion referrals; this action |
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| 1 | | limits the doctor-patient relationship and will force the | 2 | | closure of clinics that allow patients and doctors to discuss | 3 | | options and choose the most effective healthcare treatment for | 4 | | their individual need; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Title X gag order will help to dismantle | 6 | | progress the United States has made in lowering the rate of | 7 | | teen pregnancy, since teens are more likely to seek clinics | 8 | | that use Title X funding to grant services on a sliding scale; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we urge the Department of Health and Human Services to overturn | 13 | | 84 FR 7714, which would render the clinics that perform | 14 | | abortion services to be ineligible for any Title X funding and | 15 | | would not allow doctors to give referrals for abortion | 16 | | services; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 18 | | delivered to President Donald Trump, the Office of the | 19 | | Assistant Secretary of Health, the Office of the Secretary, | 20 | | HHS, the Department of Health and Human Services, and all | 21 | | members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation.
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