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State of Arkansas 1
94th General Assembly 2
Regular Session, 2023 HR 1010 3
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By: Representative Crawford 5
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HOUSE RESOLUTION 7
TO RECOGNIZE THE IMP ORTANCE OF PREGNANCY HELP 8
ORGANIZATIONS IN ARK ANSAS. 9
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TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PREGNANCY 13
HELP ORGANIZATIONS IN ARKANSAS. 14
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WHEREAS, the life-affirming impact of pregnancy help organizations on 16
the women, men, children, and communities they serve is considerable and 17
growing; and 18
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WHEREAS, pregnancy help organizations serve women in Arkansas and 20
across the United States with integrity and compassion; and 21
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WHEREAS, more than two thousand seven hundred (2,700) pregnancy help 23
organizations across the United States provide comprehensive care to women 24
and men facing unplanned pregnancies, including resources to meet their 25
physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual needs; and 26
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WHEREAS, pregnancy help organizations offer women free, confidential, 28
and compassionate services, including pregnancy tests, peer counseling, 24 -29
hour telephone hotlines, childbirth and parenting classes, referrals to 30
community health care, and other support services; and 31
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WHEREAS, many pregnancy help organizations offer ult rasounds and other 33
medical services; and 34
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WHEREAS, many pregnancy help organizations provide information on 36 HR1010
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adoption and adoption referrals to pregnant women; and 1
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WHEREAS, pregnancy help organizations encourage women to make positive 3
life choices by equipping them with complete and accurate information 4
regarding their pregnancy options and the development of their unborn 5
children; and 6
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WHEREAS, pregnancy help organizations provide women with compassionate 8
and confidential peer counseling in a nonjudgmen tal manner regardless of 9
their pregnancy outcomes; and 10
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WHEREAS, pregnancy help organizations provide important support and 12
resources for women who choose childbirth over abortion; and 13
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WHEREAS, pregnancy help organizations ensure that women are receivin g 15
prenatal information and services that lead to the birth of healthy infants; 16
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WHEREAS, many pregnancy help organizations provide grief assistance for 19
women and men who regret the loss of their children from past choices they 20
have made; and 21
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WHEREAS, many pregnancy help organizations work to prevent unplanned 23
pregnancies by teaching effective abstinence education in public schools; and 24
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WHEREAS, both federal and state governments are increasingly 26
recognizing the valuable services of pregnancy help o rganizations through the 27
designation of public funds for such organizations; and 28
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WHEREAS, pregnancy help organizations operate primarily through 30
reliance on the voluntary donations and time of individuals who are committed 31
to caring for the needs of wome n and promoting and protecting life, 32
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY -FOURTH GENERAL 35
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 36 HR1010
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THAT the House of Representatives: 2
(1) Strongly support pregnancy help organizations in their 3
unique, positive contributions to the individual lives of women, men, and 4
babies, both born and unborn; 5
(2) Commend the compassionate work of tens of thousands of 6
volunteers and paid staff at pregnancy help organizations in Arkansas and 7
across the United States; 8
(3) Strongly encourage the United States Congress and 9
other federal and state government agencies to grant pregnancy help 10
organizations assistance for medical equipment and abstinence education in a 11
manner that does not compromise the mission or religious integrity of these 12
organizations; and 13
(4) Disapprove of the actions of any national, state, or local 14
groups attempting to prevent pregnancy help organizations from effectively 15
serving women and men facing unplanned pregnancies. 16
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon its adoption a copy of this resolution 18
be presented by the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives to each 19
pregnancy help organization in Arkansas, to the Governor, to the President of 20
the United States, and to the Vice President of the United States, and the 21
Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress. 22
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