2015
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE RESOLUTION 15-003
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Lundberg and Crowder,  Balmer, Baumgardner, Cooke,
       Grantham, Hill, Holbert, Lambert, Marble, Neville T., Roberts, Scheffel, Scott,
       Sonnenberg, Woods, Cadman.
       
       
          CONCERNING PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERS. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, The life-affirming impact of pregnancy resource centers
       on the women, children, and men and communities they serve is
       considerable and growing; and
       
          WHEREAS, Pregnancy resource centers serve women in Colorado
       and across the United States with integrity and compassion; and
       
          WHEREAS, More than 2,500 pregnancy resource centers across the
       United States meet the comprehensive physical, psychological, emotional,
       and spiritual needs of women and men facing unplanned pregnancies; and
       
          WHEREAS, Pregnancy resource centers offer women free,
       confidential services, including pregnancy testing, advocacy, housing,
       medical referrals, counseling, and childbirth and parenting classes; and
       
          WHEREAS, Many pregnancy resource centers offer medical services
       such as ultrasounds and sexually transmitted disease testing; and
       
          WHEREAS, Pregnancy resource centers encourage women to make
       positive life choices by equipping them with complete and accurate
       information regarding their pregnancy options and the development of
       their unborn children; and
       
          WHEREAS, Many pregnancy resource centers provide information
       on adoption and adoption referrals to pregnant women; and
       
          WHEREAS, Pregnancy resource centers ensure that women are
       receiving prenatal information and services that lead to the birth of
       healthy newborns; and
       
          WHEREAS, Pregnancy resource centers provide women with
       compassionate and confidential counseling in a nonjudgmental manner,
       regardless of their pregnancy outcomes; and
       
          WHEREAS, Pregnancy resource centers provide important support
       and resources for women who choose childbirth; and
       
          WHEREAS, The federal government and state governments are
       increasingly recognizing the valuable services of pregnancy resource
       centers; and
       
          WHEREAS, Many pregnancy resource centers work to prevent
       unexpected pregnancies by teaching effective abstinence education in
       many venues, including in public schools, and provide grief assistance for
       women and men who regret the loss of their children from past choices
       they have made; and
       
          WHEREAS, Pregnancy resource centers operate primarily through
       reliance on thousands of donors and the time and energy of caring
       individuals, including medical professionals, who are committed to caring
       for the needs of women and promoting and protecting life; and
       
          WHEREAS, Pregnancy resource centers provide full disclosure, in
       both their advertisements and direct contact with women, of the types of
       services they provide; and
       
          WHEREAS, There are at least 39 pregnancy resource centers
       currently in operation in Colorado; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventieth General Assembly of the
       State of Colorado:
       
          (1)  That we, the members of the Senate, strongly support pregnancy
       resource centers in their unique, positive contributions to the individual
       lives of women and men and of babies -- both born and unborn;
       
          (2)  That we commend the compassionate work of tens of thousands
       of volunteers and paid staff at pregnancy resource centers in Colorado
       and across the United States;
       
          (3)  That we encourage Congress and federal and state government
       agencies to grant pregnancy resource centers assistance for medical
       equipment and abstinence education in a manner that does not
       compromise the religious integrity of these organizations; and
       
          (4)  That we disapprove of the actions of any national, state, or local
       groups attempting to prevent pregnancy resource centers from effectively
       serving women and men facing unplanned pregnancies.
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be sent to each
       pregnancy resource center in Colorado; Governor John Hickenlooper;
       President Barack Obama; Senator Orrin Hatch, President Pro Tempore,
       United States Senate; and Speaker John Boehner, United States House of
       Representatives.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Bill L. Cadman                     Cindi L. Markwell
       PRESIDENT OF                            SECRETARY OF
       THE SENATE                                THE SENATE