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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 302

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 
                       crisis pregnancy centers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 5, 2001

Mr. Schaffer (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Shows, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
 Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Hart, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
     Stearns, Mr. Pence, Mr. Akin, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Pickering, Mr. 
   Hostettler, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Weldon of 
   Florida, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. English, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Bartlett of 
 Maryland, Mr. Grucci, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Terry, Mr. 
Burton of Indiana, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
Souder, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Ferguson, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, 
    Mr. Vitter, Mr. Goode, Mr. Cox, Mr. Istook, Mr. Brown of South 
Carolina, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. 
 Gutknecht) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 
                       crisis pregnancy centers.

Whereas more than 2,500 crisis pregnancy centers across the United States meet 
        the comprehensive physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual 
        needs of women and men facing unplanned pregnancies;
Whereas crisis pregnancy centers offer women in economic hardship free pregnancy 
        tests, counseling, and childbirth and parenting classes they could not 
        otherwise afford;
Whereas many crisis pregnancy centers offer ultrasound and adoption services to 
        pregnant mothers;
Whereas crisis pregnancy centers encourage women to make positive life choices 
        by equipping them with complete and accurate information regarding their 
        pregnancy options and the development of their preborn child;
Whereas crisis pregnancy centers ensure that women are receiving prenatal 
        information and services that lead to the birth of healthy newborn 
        infants;
Whereas crisis pregnancy centers provide women with compassionate and 
        confidential counsel in a nonjudgmental manner regardless of their 
        pregnancy outcomes;
Whereas Federal and State governments are increasingly recognizing the valuable 
        services of crisis pregnancy centers through the designation of public 
        funds for such organizations;
Whereas many crisis pregnancy centers work to prevent crisis pregnancies by 
        teaching effective abstinence education in public schools; and
Whereas crisis pregnancy centers operate primarily through reliance on the 
        voluntary donations and time of caring individuals who are committed to 
        caring for the needs of women and promoting and protecting life: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) strongly supports crisis pregnancy centers for their 
        unique, positive contribution to the individual lives of women, 
        men, and babies--both born and unborn;
            (2) commends the compassionate work of tens of thousands of 
        volunteers and paid staff at crisis pregnancy centers across 
        the United States;
            (3) encourages the Congress and Federal and State 
        government agencies to grant crisis pregnancy centers 
        assistance for medical equipment and abstinence education in a 
        manner that does not compromise the religious integrity of such 
        organizations; and
            (4) decries the actions of any national, State, or local 
        groups attempting to prevent crisis pregnancy centers from 
        effectively serving women and men facing unplanned pregnancies.
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