HCONRES 57

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 1, 2021

Mr. Banks (for himself, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Ms. Herrell, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Mooney, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Babin, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Rutherford, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Budd, Mr. Norman, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Mann, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Feenstra, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Palazzo, and Mrs. Wagner) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Celebrating the first anniversary of the coalition of signatory countries to the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family.

Whereas the United States strongly supports women reaching the highest attainable outcomes for health, life, dignity, and well-being throughout their lives; Whereas the historic coalition that issued the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family (in this preamble referred to as the “Geneva Consensus Declaration”) was formed by a diverse group of countries committed to charting a more positive path to advance the health of women, protect the family as foundational to any healthy society, affirm the value of life in all stages of development, and uphold the sovereign right of countries to make their own laws to advance those core values, without external pressure; Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration was signed on October 22, 2020, by 32 countries from every region of the world, representing more than 1,600,000,000 people, which committed to working together on the core pillars enshrined in the Declaration, and 5 countries have subsequently signed; Whereas, although President Joseph R. Biden removed the United States as a signatory to the Geneva Consensus Declaration, at least temporarily, 36 countries remain signatories, and longstanding Federal laws that prohibit the United States from conducting or funding abortions, abortion lobbying, or coercive family planning in foreign countries remain in effect; Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration reaffirms that “all are equal before the law” and “human rights of women are an inalienable, integral, and indivisible part of all human rights and fundamental freedoms”; 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 life”; Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration reaffirms that “there is no international right to abortion, nor any international obligation on the part of States to finance or facilitate abortion”; 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 State”; and Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration coalition strengthens the collective voice of the signatory countries to prevent any country from being intimidated, isolated, or muted on the core values expressed in the Declaration: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That Congress—

(1) celebrates the first anniversary of the coalition of signatory countries to the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family (in this resolution referred to as the “Geneva Consensus Declaration”);

(2) affirms the commitments to protect life and the family made in the Geneva Consensus Declaration and applauds the signatory countries for their dedication to advancing women’s health, protecting life at every stage while affirming that there is no international right to abortion, and upholding the importance of the family as foundational to society;

(3) declares that the principles affirming life and the family recognized by the Geneva Consensus Declaration remain universally valid;

(4) welcomes opportunities to strengthen support for the Geneva Consensus Declaration;

(5) will defend the sovereignty of every country to adopt national policies that promote women’s health, protect the right to life, and strengthen the family, as enshrined in the Geneva Consensus Declaration;

(6) will conduct oversight of the United States executive branch to ensure that the United States does not conduct or fund abortions, abortion lobbying, or coercive family planning in foreign countries, consistent with longstanding Federal law; and

(7) urges the signatory countries to the Geneva Consensus Declaration to defend the universal principles affirming life and the family expressed in the Declaration. <all>