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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The health and well-being of women in the State of 
3Illinois is a top priority; the
health and education of women 
4is directly linked to improved social well-being for the entire

5community; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Sexual education can help prevent sexually 
7transmitted infections (STIs)
and prevent unwanted and teenage 
8pregnancies; frequent screening for cancer is one of the
best 
9ways to diagnose early and prevent fatal cancer; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, The reproductive rights of women and their ability 
11to make their own decisions about
how to take care of their own 
12bodies should be protected; access to education and medical

13services regarding sexual health is one of those rights; and
  
 
  
14    WHEREAS, Planned Parenthood provides safe, affordable, and 
15women-centered
healthcare services; one in five women in the 
16United States will utilize the services of Planned Parenthood 
17at
least once; no federal monies actually fund abortions at 
18Planned Parenthood, and Medicaid is
restricted to only covering 
19abortions of pregnancies due to rape or incest, or if the life 
20of the
mother is at risk; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Planned Parenthood provides much needed services 
 
 
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1to women, including
preventative and primary care to prevent 
2and treat sexually transmitted diseases; Planned
Parenthood 
3provides the indispensable service of screening for cervical 
4and other cancers;
Planned Parenthood educates the community on 
5safe sex practices and reproductive health to
prevent STIs; 
6therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
8HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
9urge the United States Congress to continue to fund Planned 
10Parenthood; and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
12delivered to President Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader 
13Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker 
14of the House Paul Ryan, House of Representatives Minority 
15Leader Nancy Pelosi, and all members of the Illinois 
16Congressional Delegation.