HRES 238 United States House · 119th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that every person has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care.

HRES 238 is a non-binding House resolution expressing the House's position that every person has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care during medical emergencies. It does not create new laws or alter existing regulations but formally states the House's view that abortion restrictions in emergencies endanger patients' health and lives. The resolution specifically highlights how current abortion bans put pregnant people at risk during life-threatening conditions like hemorrhage or infection, disproportionately impacting Black, Indigenous, people of color, immigrants, and low-income individuals. It serves as a symbolic statement opposing policies that restrict emergency reproductive care access.
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Introduced Mar 21, 2025 Last action Mar 21, 2025
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Photo of Emilia Strong Sykes
Emilia Strong Sykes
DDemocratic
OH
13
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Photo of Adam Smith
Adam Smith
DDemocratic
WA
9
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Photo of Adriano Espaillat
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
NY
13
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Photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
NY
14
Co
Photo of Andrea Salinas
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
OR
6
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Photo of André Carson
André Carson
DDemocratic
IN
7
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Photo of Angie Craig
Angie Craig
DDemocratic
MN
2
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Photo of April McClain Delaney
April McClain Delaney
DDemocratic
MD
6
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Photo of Ayanna Pressley
Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
MA
7
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Photo of Becca Balint
Becca Balint
DDemocratic
VT
At-Large
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Photo of Betty McCollum
Betty McCollum
DDemocratic
MN
4