ENROLLED
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 10
BY REPRESENTATIVE HOFFMANN
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Louisiana's pregnancy centers, adoption agencies, social services, pro-life
organizations, and pro-life citizens and to recognize Tuesday, April 23, 2019, as Pro-
Life Day at the state capitol.
WHEREAS, all human life is a gift from our Creator and is sacred, unique, and
worthy of protection, and each person, including every person waiting to be born, has a
special place and purpose in this world; and
WHEREAS, abortion unjustly takes the life of an innocent human baby and forever
hurts the lives of women and men involved with abortion; and
WHEREAS, many private citizens of Louisiana, acting out of love and compassion,
have founded various agencies and centers dedicated to promoting a culture of life in our
state; and
WHEREAS, the more than forty pregnancy resource centers, adoption agencies, and
maternity homes across Louisiana are working tirelessly to preserve this great gift of life by
helping both unborn children and their mothers; and
WHEREAS, for the past forty-six years, since the Supreme Court decided Roe v.
Wade making abortion legal in Louisiana, these agencies have saved thousands and
thousands of unborn children from abortion and in recent years have helped reduce the
annual number of abortions in Louisiana by nearly half; and
WHEREAS, in addition to saving unborn lives, these agencies have empowered
mothers in difficult situations by providing the material and emotional support they need,
both before and after the birth of their child, to either parent or place their child for adoption;
and
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WHEREAS, these agencies have consistently offered confidential counseling to
women and men who have experienced loss through abortion, miscarriage, and infertility;
and
WHEREAS, these life-affirming agencies outnumber abortion facilities ten to one,
showing through these agencies that Louisiana is a truly pro-life state; and
WHEREAS, the people of Louisiana support these agencies and their mission of
saving lives through volunteering, donations, prayer, and purchasing Choose Life license
plates, which funds grants for these agencies to continue their life-affirming work.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend pregnancy resource centers, adoption agencies, social services, pro-life
organizations, and pro-life citizens and does hereby recognize Tuesday, April 23, 2019, as
Louisiana Pro-Life Day at the state capitol.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the executive director of the Louisiana Right to Life Federation.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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