This concurrent resolution says that Congress supports the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family and urges the United States to rejoin it. The text notes the Declaration was first signed in October 2020, that the United States was a lead cosponsor under the Trump Administration, and that President Biden later removed the United States as a signatory. The resolution affirms commitments in the Declaration to improve women's health, protect life at all stages, and support the family. It also says the United States should not conduct or fund abortions, abortion lobbying, or coercive family planning in other countries, and it urges signatory countries to defend the Declaration's principles.
The resolution expresses Congress's support for the Geneva Consensus Declaration and urges the United States to rejoin that international coalition. It calls for working with the executive branch to avoid conducting or funding abortions or coercive family planning abroad. No specific changes to programs, services, or legal rights are detailed in the text.
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The resolution's sponsors say the Declaration advances women's health, protects the dignity and value of life at every stage, and strengthens the family as a basic social unit. Supporters emphasize national sovereignty to adopt laws on these topics and welcome working with other countries that share those principles.
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