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Federal HCR18: Expressing support for the recognition of March 10, 2025, as "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day".

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  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Adopted

Overview

This resolution expresses state support for designating March 10, 2025 as 'Abortion Provider Appreciation Day' to honor abortion providers.

Law Today

The bill does not spell out the prior law. Currently, no federal law designates March 10 as any official day of national recognition.

If Passed

If passed, this resolution would express Congressional support for recognizing March 10, 2025, as 'Abortion Provider Appreciation Day.' As a resolution, it carries no binding legal force and would not change any statute or policy, but it would represent an official statement by Congress honoring abortion providers.

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Should I support this?

  1. Strongly Oppose
  2. This billLikely Oppose
  3. Neutral
  4. Likely Support
  5. Strongly Support

Likely Oppose

Christian parents who hold traditional views on the sanctity of life will see a Congressional statement honoring abortion providers as contrary to their religious convictions and as official approval of a practice they believe is morally wrong. While the resolution itself creates no law, it represents the government taking a symbolic stance that directly conflicts with pro-life Christian teaching.

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Likely supporters & opponents

Likely support

  • abortion-rights advocacy organizations — Abortion providers deserve recognition for offering a legal medical service that enables reproductive autonomy and access to healthcare.
  • civil-liberties and reproductive-rights groups — Designating such a day affirms the legitimacy and necessity of abortion care as part of comprehensive healthcare.

Likely opposition

  • pro-life organizations — Honoring abortion providers contradicts the belief that unborn life deserves protection and that abortion is morally wrong.
  • religious and Christian advocacy groups — A Congressional resolution celebrating abortion is offensive to those whose faith teaches that life begins at conception and abortion is sinful.

AI-inferred typical positions based on the bill’s substance — general stakeholder categories, not confirmed endorsements.

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Official summary

Expressing support for the recognition of March 10, 2025, as "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day".

Sponsors

  • Ayanna Pressley (D)
  • Nikema Williams (D)
  • Daniel Goldman (D)
  • Delia Ramirez (D)
  • Jill Tokuda (D)
  • Nydia Velazquez (D)
  • Eric Swalwell (D)
  • Henry Johnson (D)
  • Diana DeGette (D)
  • Jerrold Nadler (D)
  • Eleanor Norton (D)
  • Raul Grijalva (D)

Status timeline

  1. 2025-03-10Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.H
  2. 2025-03-10Submitted in HouseH

H = House · S = Senate · A = Assembly