119-sconres4

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 4 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. CON. RES. 4

 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 declaration.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 January 13, 2025

Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Banks, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mrs. 
 Blackburn, and Mr. Sheehy) submitted the following concurrent 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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 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 declaration.

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, protecting the family as foundational to 
 any healthy society, affirming the value of life in all stages of 
 development, and upholding 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 39 countries are now part of 
 this coalition;
Whereas the United States was the lead cosponsor of the Geneva Consensus 
 Declaration during the presidency of Donald J. Trump;
Whereas, although President Joseph R. Biden removed the United States as a 
 signatory to the Geneva Consensus Declaration, at least temporarily, 
 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 and prevents any country from being 
 intimidated, isolated, or muted on the core values expressed in the 
 Declaration: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress--

    (1) 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 (in this resolution referred to as 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;

    (2) declares that the principles affirming women's health, 
 the dignity of every life, and the family recognized by the 
 Geneva Consensus Declaration remain universally valid;

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

    (4) 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;

    (5) will work with the 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

    (6) 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 
 Declaration.
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