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   SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 4--EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE GENEVA 
CONSENSUS DECLARATION ON PROMOTING WOMEN'S HEALTH AND STRENGTHENING THE 
     FAMILY AND URGING THAT THE UNITED STATES REJOIN THIS HISTORIC 
                              DECLARATION

  Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Banks, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, 
Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Sheehy) submitted the following concurrent 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                             S. Con. Res. 4

       Whereas the United States strongly supports women reaching 
     the highest attainable outcomes for health, life, dignity, 
     and well-being throughout their lives;
       Whereas the historic coalition that issued the Geneva 
     Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and 
     Strengthening the Family (in this preamble referred to as the 
     ``Geneva Consensus Declaration'') was formed by a diverse 
     group of countries committed to charting a more positive path 
     to advance the health of women, protecting the family as 
     foundational to any healthy society, affirming the value of 
     life in all stages of development, and upholding the 
     sovereign right of countries to make their own laws to 
     advance those core values, without external pressure;
       Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration was signed on 
     October 22, 2020, by 32 countries from every region of the 
     world, representing more than 1,600,000,000 people, which 
     committed to working together on the core pillars enshrined 
     in the Declaration, and 39 countries are now part of this 
     coalition;
       Whereas the United States was the lead cosponsor of the 
     Geneva Consensus Declaration during the presidency of Donald 
     J. Trump;
       Whereas, although President Joseph R. Biden removed the 
     United States as a signatory to the Geneva Consensus 
     Declaration, at least temporarily, longstanding Federal laws 
     that prohibit the United States from conducting or funding 
     abortions, abortion lobbying, or coercive family planning in 
     foreign countries remain in effect;
       Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration reaffirms that 
     ``all are equal before the law'' and ``human rights of women 
     are an inalienable, integral, and indivisible part of all 
     human rights and fundamental freedoms'';
       Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration reaffirms the 
     inherent ``dignity and worth of the human person'' and that 
     ``every human being has the inherent right to life'';
       Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration reaffirms that 
     ``there is no international right to abortion, nor any 
     international obligation on the part of States to finance or 
     facilitate abortion'';
       Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration reaffirms that 
     ``the family is the natural and fundamental group unit of 
     society and is entitled to protection by society and the 
     State''; and
       Whereas the Geneva Consensus Declaration coalition 
     strengthens the collective voice of the signatory countries 
     and prevents any country from being intimidated, isolated, or 
     muted on the core values expressed in the Declaration: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) affirms the commitments to improving health for women 
     and protecting life and the family made in the Geneva 
     Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and

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     Strengthening the Family (in this resolution referred to as 
     the ``Geneva Consensus Declaration'') and applauds the 
     signatory countries for their dedication to advancing women's 
     health, protecting life at every stage while affirming that 
     there is no international right to abortion, and upholding 
     the importance of the family as foundational to society;
       (2) declares that the principles affirming women's health, 
     the dignity of every life, and the family recognized by the 
     Geneva Consensus Declaration remain universally valid;
       (3) welcomes opportunities to strengthen support for the 
     Geneva Consensus Declaration;
       (4) will defend the sovereignty of every country to adopt 
     national policies that promote women's health, protect the 
     right to life, and strengthen the family, as enshrined in the 
     Geneva Consensus Declaration;
       (5) will work with the executive branch to ensure that the 
     United States does not conduct or fund abortions, abortion 
     lobbying, or coercive family planning in foreign countries, 
     consistent with longstanding Federal law; and
       (6) urges the signatory countries to the Geneva Consensus 
     Declaration to defend the universal principles affirming the 
     value of every life and the family expressed in the 
     Declaration.

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