[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 17, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S6730]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 187--CONDEMNING THE USE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST PROVIDERS 
                    OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO WOMEN

  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:

                              S. Res. 187

       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
       Resolved, 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.

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