P1 1WHEREAS, California has always prioritized women’s health
2care; and
3WHEREAS, Any decisions to use contraceptives should be
4made by a woman in consultation with her health care providers
5and not her employer; and
6WHEREAS, The United States Supreme Court has previously
7recognized in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania
8v. Casey (1992) 505 U.S. 833, 856, that “[t]he ability of women
9to participate equally in the economic and social life of the Nation
10has been facilitated by their ability to control their reproductive
11lives”; and
12WHEREAS, There is concern that corporations may attempt to
13misuse the precedent set by Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
14(2014) 573 U.S. ____ to unduly restrict women’s health care
15options or seek religious exemptions from other generally
16applicable laws; now, therefore, be it
17Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate
18of the State of California recognizes the critical importance of a
19continued commitment to reproductive health care and access; and
20be it further
21Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of
22this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United
23States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the
24Majority Leader of the Senate, to each Senator and Representative
P2 1from California in the Congress of the United States, and to the
2author for appropriate distribution.
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