[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 435 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 435


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 18, 2002

Received and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
                                Pensions

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the Congress that the therapeutic technique 
 known as rebirthing is a dangerous and harmful practice and should be 
                              prohibited.

Whereas ``rebirthing'' is a form of ``attachment therapy'', which is used to try 
        to forge new bonds between adoptive parents and their adopted children;
Whereas Candace Newmaker, a child from North Carolina, died from the rebirthing 
        technique, and four other children have died from other forms of 
        attachment therapy;
Whereas the American Psychological Association does not recognize rebirthing as 
        proper treatment; and
Whereas many States have enacted or are considering legislation to prohibit this 
        technique: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This concurrent resolution may be cited as the ``Candace Newmaker 
Resolution of 2002''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUE KNOWN AS 
              REBIRTHING.

    (a) In General.--It is the sense of the Congress that the 
therapeutic technique known as rebirthing is dangerous and harmful, and 
the Congress encourages each State to enact a law that prohibits such 
technique.
    (b) Definition.--In this resolution, the term ``rebirthing'' means 
a therapy to reenact the birthing process in a manner that includes 
restraint and creates a situation in which a patient may suffer 
physical injury or death.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.