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HI HCR21

HI HCR21
Urging Hawaii's Congressional Delegation To Strongly Support Passage Of The Women's Health Protection Act Of 2021 To Protect The Right To Access And Provide Abortion Services.


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Introduced
03/02/2022
In Committee
03/04/2022
Crossed Over
03/30/2021
Passed
Dead
05/05/2022

Introduced Session

2021 Regular Session

Bill Summary

RESOLUTION URGING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO STRONGLY SUPPORT PASSAGE OF THE WOMEN'S HEALTH PROTECTION ACT OF 2021 TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO ACCESS AND PROVIDE ABORTION SERVICES. .

AI Summary

This Concurrent Resolution urges Hawaii's representatives in the U.S. Congress to actively support the passage of the Women's Health Protection Act of 2021. This federal bill aims to safeguard the right of individuals to access abortion services and the right of healthcare providers to offer them. The resolution highlights recent legal challenges to abortion rights, such as cases involving Texas's Senate Bill No. 8, which restricts abortions after six weeks of pregnancy and allows private citizens to sue those who provide or assist in abortions, and Mississippi's law banning abortions after fifteen weeks, both of which threaten the long-standing precedent set by Roe v. Wade. The resolution emphasizes that many Americans have grown up with access to these reproductive healthcare services, which are now under threat.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (6)

Last Action

Referred to HHH, JHA, referral sheet 21 (on 03/04/2022)

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