{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://casar.house.gov/media/press-releases/news-casar-williams-adams-carter-mcclellan-raskin-introduce-resolution", "NEWS: Casar, Williams, Adams, Carter, McClellan, & Raskin Introduce Resolution Declaring Abortion as a Human Right", "2024-09-24", "2024", "2024-09", "Democrat", "House", "TX", "Greg Casar", "C001131", "casar.house.gov", "casar", "https://casar.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), Alma Adams (NC-12), Troy Carter (LA-02), Greg Casar (TX-35), Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) announced the introduction of a Congressional Resolution affirming reproductive freedom as a human right.\n\n\u201cTexas is ground zero in the fight for abortion rights, with many of my constituents now traveling hundreds of miles to get the health care they need,\u201d said Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas). \u201cLet me be clear: Reproductive rights are human rights. We won\u2019t stop fighting until abortion rights are restored and protected across the U.S.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe are seeing the deadly result of abortion bans in Georgia and around the country. Just last week, ProPublica reported on the deaths of two Georgia women, Candi Miller and Amber Thurman, who died because they could not receive the abortion care they desperately needed,\u201d said Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05). \u201cThat is why this resolution is important: it affirms that reproductive freedom is a fundamental human right according to the United States\u2019 own law and that state abortion bans are violating federal law and endangering the lives of women.\u201d\n\n\u201cToo many women have already died from Donald Trump\u2019s abortion bans, and even one more is too many,\u201d said Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12). \u201cAbortions are healthcare, and reproductive justice is a human right. I will continue to stand up for women's rights until they are restored nationwide.\u201d\n\n\u201cAccess to safe, legal abortion is healthcare. It\u2019s as fundamental as any other medical service,\u201d said Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-02). \u201cI\u2019m proud to support this resolution because it sends a message that no matter where you live in this country, your rights to make decisions about your body and your health should not be up for debate. That\u2019s a matter for you, your doctor, and your family. Not the government.\u201d\n\n\u201cAfter Trump-appointed Justices on the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, conservative legislatures and judges across the nation have unleashed extreme abortion bans and restrictions to comprehensive reproductive health care,\u201d said Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04). \u201cReproductive health care is a public health, social justice, economic, civil rights, and human rights issue. I thank Congresswoman Williams for her leadership on this resolution, as we affirm that reproductive rights are part of our obligations under international human rights treaties.\u201d\n\nState and Local Actions\n\nAlexandria, VA enacted a resolution to expand access to abortion on June 28th, 2022.\n\nIn Louisiana, House Bills 56, 63, 164, and 293 were introduced in February 2024 to counter the state\u2019s restrictions on reproductive freedom and underscore the human rights concerns with those restrictions.\n\nMt. Rainier, MD issued a Mayoral Proclamation declaring June 24, 2024, as \u201cReproductive Rights are Human Rights Day.\u201d\n\nMontgomery County, MD passed a resolution to address the Dobbs decision and introduced a new resolution with unanimous support in 2024 to increase abortion access in the county.\n\nAustin, TX has invested over $400,000 in support for abortion access and introduced a resolution declaring abortion as a human right.\n\nThis bill is co-sponsored by Representatives Colin Allred (TX-32), Becca Balint (VT-AL), Nannette Barrag\u00e1n (CA-44), Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Bennie Thompson (MI-02), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), Shontel Brown (OH-11), Julia Brownley (CA-26), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Cori Bush (MO-01), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Tony Cardenas (CA-29), Andr\u00e9 Carson (IN-07), Sean Casten (IL-06), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), Judy Chu (CA-28), Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05), Steve Cohen (TN-09), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Angie Craig (MN-02), Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Diana DeGette (CO-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Dwight Evans (PA-03), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Valerie Foushee (NC-04), Jes\u00fas \u201cChuy\u201d Garc\u00eda (IL-04), Robert Garcia (CA-42), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Daniel Goldman (NY-10), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Ra\u00fal M. Grijalva (AZ-07), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Jim Himes (CT-04), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Henry \u201cHank\u201d Johnson (GA-04), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Tim Kennedy (NY-26), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Barbara Lee (CA-12), Summer Lee (PA-12), Teresa Leger Fern\u00e1ndez (NM-03), Ted Lieu CA-36), Seth Magaziner (RI-02), Betty McCollum (MN-04), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Wiley Nickel (NC-13), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Mary Peltola (AK-AL), Scott Peters (CA-50), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Katie Porter (CA-47), Delila C. Ramirez (IL-03), Robin Kelly (IL-02), Deborah Ross (NC-02), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Terri Sewell (AL-07), Eric Sorensen (IL-17), Darren Soto (FL-09), Haley Stevens (MI-11), Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Eric Swalwell (CA-14), Dina Titus (NV-01), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Jill Tokuda (HI-02), Paul Tonko (NY-20), Norma Torres (CA-35), Lori Trahan (MA-03), David Trone (MD-06), Juan Vargas (CA-52), Marc Veasey (TX-33), Nydia Vel\u00e1zquez (NY-07), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Susan Wild (PA-07), and FredericaS. 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