Expressing the sense of Congress to support the case of Beatriz, a young woman from a rural area of El Salvador, living in extreme poverty and with lupus, who fought for her life against the state to allow her to terminate a pregnancy that put her at risk, which exposed the serious consequences of the absolute criminalization of abortion in El Salvador, and urging the Salvadoran state to assume its international obligations in the field of human rights.
Latest action · May 5, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedMay 2, 2023
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This concurrent resolution condemns the absolute criminalization of abortion in El Salvador and anywhere in the world. It also calls upon the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to recognize that total criminalization of abortion violates human rights.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 2, 2023.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Original | May 2, 2023 |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Original | May 2, 2023 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred May 2, 2023 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 2, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 5, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 5, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 2, 2023Introduced in House
- May 2, 2023Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of Congress to support the case of Beatriz, a young woman from a rural area of El Salvador, living in extreme poverty and with lupus, who fought for her life against the state to allow her to terminate a pregnancy that put her at risk, which exposed the serious consequences of the absolute criminalization of abortion in El Salvador, and urging the Salvadoran state to assume its international obligations in the field of human rights.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 2, 2023Introduced in House
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