BIRTH CONTROL

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 138), S284 [24JA] (see H.R. 447), H315 [1FE]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (see S. 583), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 1091), H1356 [12MR]

——— require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 3601), H7354 [21NO]

Armed Forces: lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see H.R. 1389), H1824 [21MR]

——— protect the privacy of servicewomen seeking abortions in cases of rape or incest and allow use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (see S. 777), S2896 [23AP]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (see S. 333), S772 [14FE] (see H.R. 728), H546 [14FE]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (see S. 135), S284 [24JA] (see H.R. 61), H29 [3JA] (see H.R. 217), H52 [4JA]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see S. 32), S42 [22JA] (see S. 369), S773 [14FE] (see H.R. 732), H546 [14FE]

Dept. of HHS: exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 973), H982 [5MR]

——— reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases by expanding comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education in schools (see S. 372), S773 [14FE] (see H.R. 725), H546 [14FE]

——— require certain family planning projects and programs to provide pamphlets containing adoption center contact information (see S. 1539), S6753 [24SE] (see H.R. 3062), H5399 [2AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit appropriated funds from being used to pay for an abortion (see H.R. 493), H369 [5FE]

Developing countries: promote sexual and reproductive health of individuals and couples (see H.R. 3206), H5921 [27SE]

Foreign aid: prohibit application of restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations based on provision of certain health services (see S. 119), S214 [23JA] (see H.R. 2738), H4724 [18JY]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 1204), S4792 [20JN] (see H.R. 940), H949 [4MR]

Peace Corps: subject volunteers to same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as Peace Corps employees (see S. 813), S3028 [25AP]

Schools: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary or secondary schools that provide access to emergency postcoital contraception (see H.R. 2943), H5343 [1AU]

Social Security: eliminate abstinence-only education program from the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (see H.R. 3774), H8117 [16DE]

Women: ensure access to best available overall and reproductive health care and affordable insurance, reduce health disparities, end gender-based violence, and promote economic security (see H. Res. 94), H816 [28FE]

——— ensure access to contraception, preventive services, accurate health care information, cancer screenings, and affordable insurance for pregnancy-related needs and reduce health disparities (see S. Res. 60), S944 [27FE]

Letters

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act advertising campaign by ProgressNow Colorado (organization): Julie Welch, E1853 [12DE]

Protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for health insurance coverage of specific items and services: David Green, Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., S6774 [24SE]

Remarks in House

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H206H219 [22JA], H251, H257, H258 [23JA], H2346 [25AP], H2377 [26AP], H2476 [7MY], H2623 [15MY], H2708 [16MY], H2754 [17MY], H3229H3233 [6JN], E56, E59 [23JA], E624 [8MY]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons, H2381 [26AP]

Armed Forces: lift statutory ban preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities (H.R. 1389), E360 [21MR]

Contraceptives: establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of FDA-approved contraception (H.R. 728), E148 [14FE]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (H.R. 217), H64 [14JA], H185, H219 [22JA]

——— prohibit Federal family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions (H.R. 61), H76 [14JA], H219 [22JA]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H5421 [9SE]

FDA: decision to allow over-the-counter access to emergency-contraceptive drug Plan B One Step without age restriction, H3639 [14JN]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, H6162 [2OC]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (H.R. 940), H955 [5MR], H1435 [15MR], H3106 [5JN], H3347H3354 [12JN], E1727 [21NO]

National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children: observance, H5556 [17SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: advertising campaign by ProgressNow Colorado (organization), H7698 [12DE], E1853 [12DE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H184, H185, H186, H187, H206H219 [22JA], H226, H258 [23JA], E56, E59 [23JA], E68 [25JA]

Women: impact of budget sequestration on programs assisting women including maternal and child health programs, H806H811 [28FE]

——— impact of Government shutdown on health services, H6121 [2OC]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex, S2089 [21MR]

——— protect lives of born and unborn persons (S. 583), S1872 [14MR], S1873 [18MR]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions, S2281 [22MR]

——— prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (S. 369), S786 [14FE]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, S2268 [22MR], S6774 [24SE], S6926 [26SE], S6980 [27SE]

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.: funding, S4630 [19JN]

Women: ensure access to primary and preventive health care, family planning or birth control, or employer-provided contraceptive coverage, S2250, S2255 [22MR]

——— health care for women, S4629S4631 [19JN]

Statements

Living Beyond the Bandaide of Abortion: Joyce Zounis, H210, H215 [22JA]

Texts of

S. Res. 60, ensure access by women to contraception, preventive services, accurate health care information, cancer screenings, and affordable insurance for pregnancy-related needs and reduce health disparities, S947 [27FE]