III 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 187 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 17, 2009 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Boxer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Lautenberg, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kaufman, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Levin, Mr. Brown, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Burris, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Baucus, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Specter, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Tester, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Begich, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Warner, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Reed, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Merkley, and Mrs. Lincoln) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Condemning the use of violence against providers of health care services to women.

Whereas Dr. George Tiller of Wichita, Kansas, was shot to death while attending church on Sunday, May 31, 2009; Whereas there is a history of violence against providers of reproductive health care, as health care employees have suffered threats, hostility, and attacks in order to provide crucial services to patients; Whereas the threat or use of force or physical obstruction has been used to injure, intimidate, or interfere with individuals seeking to obtain or provide health care services; and Whereas acts of violence are never an acceptable means of expression and shall always be condemned: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1)expresses great sympathy for the family, friends, and patients of Dr. George Tiller; (2)recognizes that acts of violence should never be used to prevent women from receiving reproductive health care; and (3)condemns the use of violence as a means of resolving differences of opinion.