Bill · H.Res. 238· House(119-HRES-238)

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that every person has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care.

Age: 40 years

Ohio

Introduced: 3/21/2025
Last activity: 3/21/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sponsored by: Emilia Sykes
Cosponsors: - 111 - 0

Health

Introduced
In Committee

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives regarding healthcare rights. It asserts that every person has a basic right to emergency health care, which specifically includes abortion care. The text argues that restrictions on reproductive health care put the lives and health of pregnant people at risk. It further states that people should be able to access emergency department care without discrimination. Finally, the resolution expresses that the need for emergency care is a legal entitlement to protect health and lives.

Yes· 3 of 11

Does this make abortion easier to get?+8
The resolution expresses the sense that abortion care is a basic right within emergency medical treatment.
Would Black Americans be better off under this?+7
The resolution highlights that people of color, including Black patients, are disproportionately harmed by reproductive health bans.
Would Native Americans be better off under this?+7
The resolution specifically mentions that Indigenous patients are disproportionately affected by existing restrictions.