[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 109 (Thursday, June 22, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2239]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 272--CELEBRATING THE HISTORIC ANNIVERSARY OF THE JUNE 
 24, 2022, DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES IN DOBBS 
                 V. JACKSON WOMEN'S HEALTH ORGANIZATION

  Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Vance, Mr. 
Wicker, Mr. Lankford, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
Barrasso, Mr. Young, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Budd, Mr. 
Daines, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Braun, and Mrs. 
Fischer) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 272

       Whereas the Declaration of Independence announces the self-
     evident truth that ``all men are created equal'' and ``are 
     endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights'';
       Whereas the first of those unalienable rights is the right 
     to life;
       Whereas modern science has illuminated our understanding of 
     the humanity of unborn life;
       Whereas the Supreme Court of the United States committed a 
     grave error in Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) (referred to 
     in this preamble as ``Roe''), by inventing a constitutional 
     right to abortion, thereby denying a class of innocent people 
     their right to life;
       Whereas more than 63,000,000 unborn lives were lost to 
     abortion under Roe;
       Whereas, on June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United 
     States, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, 142 
     S. Ct. 2228 (2022) (referred to in this preamble as 
     ``Dobbs''), corrected the grave error committed in Roe, by 
     holding that ``the Constitution does not confer a right to 
     abortion'' and that ``Roe and Casey must be overruled, and 
     the authority to regulate abortion must be returned to the 
     people and their elected representatives'';
       Whereas many States have taken historic steps to protect 
     unborn life since the ruling of the Supreme Court of the 
     United States in Dobbs; and
       Whereas many millions of people in the United States 
     continue to press to protect unborn life and strengthen 
     support for families charged with protecting that life: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commemorates 1 year since the ruling of the Supreme 
     Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health 
     Organization, 142 S. Ct. 2228 (2022) (referred to in this 
     resolution as ``Dobbs'');
       (2) celebrates the millions of lives that will be saved as 
     a result of the ruling in Dobbs;
       (3) commits to protecting the unalienable right to life and 
     guarding unborn lives against lethal violence;
       (4) commits to supporting families, including new and 
     expectant mothers and their children; and
       (5) commits to proclaiming the humanity of the unborn, 
     consistent with the findings of modern science and the 
     unswerving demands of justice.

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