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IL HR0204
Resolution
Status
3/19/2019
Primary Sponsor
Terra Costa Howard
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AI Summary
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Urges the Department of Health and Human Services to overturn 84 FR 7714, a federal regulation that would make clinics performing abortion services ineligible for Title X funding.
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Opposes the "Title X gag order" that prevents healthcare providers from discussing abortion referrals with patients, arguing it limits the doctor-patient relationship.
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States that Title X funding supports family planning services including STI prevention, cervical cancer screening, and sliding-scale services that primarily serve low-income communities and women of color.
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Argues that defunding clinics that provide abortion services will disproportionately harm impoverished communities and undermine progress in reducing teen pregnancy rates.
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Directs copies of the resolution be sent to President Donald Trump, the Department of Health and Human Services, and all members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation.
Legislative Description
OPPOSE NEW TITLE X RESTRICTION
Last Action
Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
7/2/2019