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S. C. R. No. 3 As IntroducedAs Introduced
| 130th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2013-2014 |
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Cosponsors:
Senators Cafaro, Brown, Turner, Gentile, Skindell, Smith
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION | To recognize the week of January 20-26, 2013, as
Reproductive Rights Awareness Week to encourage
public awareness, conversation, and support for
reproductive rights and justice.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING):
| WHEREAS, Women comprise more than half of the population of
the United States of America and are solely responsible for
childbearing; and |
| WHEREAS, Women who plan their pregnancies are more likely to
seek prenatal care, improving their own health and the health of
their children; and |
| WHEREAS, According to the Center for Women Policy Studies'
2011 National Strategic Action Convening for State Legislators on
Reproductive Rights and Justice, the United States of America
ranks 30th in the world in its rate of maternal mortality and has
one of the highest rates of maternal mortality among all developed
nations; and |
| WHEREAS, Family planning services improve health care
outcomes and wellness for women and families, access to family
planning is directly linked to declines in maternal and infant
mortality rates, and women who do not receive prenatal care are
three to four times more likely to die after a live birth than are
women who have received even minimal prenatal care; and |
| WHEREAS, Contraception enables women to better prevent
unintended pregnancies and plan for pregnancy when they do want to
have a child, and publicly funded contraceptive services and
supplies prevent nearly two million unintended pregnancies each
year in the United States; and |
| WHEREAS, Nearly half of all unintended pregnancies end in
abortion, and abortion rates in the United States increase during
times when contraception is less accessible to low income women;
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| WHEREAS, The United States has one of the highest rates of
unintended pregnancy among the world's developed nations, half of
all the pregnancies in the United States are unintended, and half
of unintended pregnancies occur in women who are not using
contraceptives; and |
| WHEREAS, In addition to the primary purpose of allowing women
to plan and prepare for pregnancy, other health benefits of
contraception include reduced risk of endometrial and ovarian
cancers, ectopic pregnancy, iron deficiency anemia related to
heavy menstruation, osteoporosis, ovarian cysts, and pelvic
inflammatory disease; and |
| WHEREAS, Racial and ethnic health disparities are
particularly pronounced in reproductive health, including
disparities in rates of contraceptive usage, unintended
pregnancies, maternal mortality, and sexually transmitted
infections; and |
| WHEREAS, These racial and ethnic health disparities reveal
significant barriers to access to sexual health care (including
contraception), medical care, and medically accurate sexuality
education; and |
| WHEREAS, A majority of American voters believe that matters
related to women's reproductive rights, including contraception
and abortion, are personal issues that should be decided by women
with their families, health care providers, or clergy members; now
therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 130th General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, in adopting this resolution, recognize the
week of January 20-26, 2013, as Reproductive Rights Awareness Week
to encourage public awareness, conversation, and support for
reproductive rights and justice; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly
authenticated copies of this resolution to the news media of Ohio. |
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