HI HR19

Urges Hawaii's congressional delegation to strongly support passage of the Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755), which protects the right to access and provide abortion services.

Cites pending Supreme Court cases Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson and Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that threaten decades of constitutional abortion rights established by Roe v. Wade (1973).

References Texas Senate Bill No. 8, which prohibits abortions after detection of embryonic cardiac activity (approximately six weeks of pregnancy) and allows private lawsuits for enforcement with damages of at least $10,000.

Notes Mississippi's 2018 law banning abortions after fifteen weeks of pregnancy (except to save the pregnant woman's life) as another threat to reproductive rights.

Directs transmission of certified copies of this resolution to each member of Hawaii's congressional delegation.