This House resolution recognizes that many women in the United States have long had their pain dismissed and their medical choices limited. It notes past abuses in gynecology, including forced sterilization and nonconsensual testing of contraceptives, and says these harms affected Black, Indigenous, Puerto Rican, immigrant, disabled, LGBTQ+, and low-income women in particular. The resolution honors women who were denied control over their bodies and calls for patient-centered gynecological and reproductive care. It affirms the need for shared decision-making, clearer information about procedures, more research on women's health, wider access to reproductive and gynecological services, stronger protections for bodily autonomy, accountability for bias and harm, and an end to normalizing pain.
The resolution publicly recognizes past and ongoing mistreatment and says Congress should support care that centers patients. It calls for more education, transparency, research, and access to gynecological and reproductive services, and for stronger protections of bodily autonomy. The text lists these goals and priorities, but it does not include details about specific programs, funding levels, or new legal requirements.
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Supporters say the resolution acknowledges historical injustices, honors marginalized women who suffered from denied agency, and affirms the need for patient-centered care. Sponsors call for shared decision-making, more research on women's health conditions, expanded access to reproductive and gynecological care, stronger protections for bodily autonomy, and accountability for bias and harm.
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