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House
Resolution 334
By:
Representatives Keen of the
179th,
Mills of the
25th,
Jones of the
46th,
Roberts of the
154th,
Sheldon of the
105th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Urging
the Congress of the United States to oppose the Freedom of Choice Act; and for
other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) has been introduced in the United States
Congress several times since 1989, most recently in April, 2007, with 109
cosponsors in the House of Representatives and 19 cosponsors in the Senate;
and
WHEREAS,
the 2007 FOCA states "it is the policy of the United States that every woman has
the fundamental right to choose to bear a child, to terminate a pregnancy prior
to fetal viability, or to terminate a pregnancy after fetal viability when
necessary to protect the life or health of the woman"; and
WHEREAS,
FOCA prohibits the government from denying or interfering with a woman's
decision to have an abortion and applies retroactively to federal, state, and
local statutes; and
WHEREAS,
passage of FOCA would invalidate more than 550 federal and state abortion
related laws which are supported by a majority of the American public;
and
WHEREAS,
FOCA would specifically invalidate the common-sense, protective laws enacted by
the State of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
FOCA will not make abortion safe or rare, but instead will actively promote and
subsidize abortion with state and federal tax dollars; and
WHEREAS,
the re-introduction and passage of this legislation would undermine the ideals
and beliefs of pro-life Americans.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join in urging the United States Congress to oppose any efforts to
enact the Freedom of Choice Act or any similar legislation aiming to remove the
power of governments to restrict access to abortions.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to each member
of the Georgia congressional delegation.