Recognizing that Adriana Smith and her family’s prolonged ordeal without their consent is the direct result of the Black maternal health crisis, the danger of laws that give rights to fetuses and take them away from pregnant people, and anti-abortion laws that continue to harm people who can become pregnant.

H. Res. 522 · 119th Congress · Jun 17, 2025 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

stands with Adriana Smith’s family in their efforts to return dignity and justice to their family;

(2)

condemns giving fetuses rights and taking them away from pregnant people in our laws;

(3)

condemns the troublingly common experience that Black women face in medical settings of having their pain not given full credence or treatment; and

(4)

urges the government of States—

(A)

to repeal State laws which ban or criminalize abortion and abortion-related services;

(B)

to repeal laws that exclude pregnant people from having their advance directives come into effect;

(C)

to clarify how anti-abortion laws giving rights to fetuses should be interpreted in medical settings, prioritizing the health and well-being of pregnant patients; and

(D)

to reaffirm and guarantee autonomy and dignity to pregnant people over their life, well-being, and medical needs.

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Jun 17, 2025viewing Introduced in House Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself, Ms. Jacobs, and Ms. Pressley) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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