Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that every person has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care.
HRES 238 is a non-binding House resolution expressing the House's position that every person has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care during medical emergencies. It does not create new laws or alter existing regulations but formally states the House's view that abortion restrictions in emergencies endanger patients' health and lives. The resolution specifically highlights how current abortion bans put pregnant people at risk during life-threatening conditions like hemorrhage or infection, disproportionately impacting Black, Indigenous, people of color, immigrants, and low-income individuals. It serves as a symbolic statement opposing policies that restrict emergency reproductive care access.
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 21, 2025
Last action Mar 21, 2025
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Mar 21, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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1 primary · 111 co-sponsors
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Emilia Strong Sykes
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Adam Smith
DDemocratic
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Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
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Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
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André Carson
DDemocratic
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Angie Craig
DDemocratic
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April McClain Delaney
DDemocratic
Co
Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
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Becca Balint
DDemocratic
Co
Betty McCollum
DDemocratic
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