A resolution supporting women's reproductive health.

Summary

Expresses support for efforts to: (1) ensure that women have access to contraception, other preventive services, and medically accurate information necessary to make health care decisions; (2) ensure that women who rely on the family planning and related preventive health grant programs of the Public Health Service Act, title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, and non-profit providers like Planned Parenthood continue to get cancer screenings, birth control, and other essential health care services; (3) ensure that women have access to affordable insurance coverage for all pregnancy-related health care needs; and (4) reduce health disparities between men and women and among women of different races, ethnicities, and sexual orientations.

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Timeline

1. 27 February 2013

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S947)

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2. 27 February 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 27 February 2013 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 February 2013

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 February 2013

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 27 February 2013

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Sponsors

• Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Sponsor
• Jeanne Shaheen · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Cosponsor
• Martin Heinrich · D · Cosponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Cosponsor
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