Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that every person has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care.

This House Resolution declares the sense of the House of Representatives that every person holds a basic right to emergency health care , specifically encompassing abortion care . It emphasizes that this right is crucial for safeguarding individuals' health and lives, asserting that access to such care should be available without discrimination in emergency departments. The resolution highlights that bans and restrictions on reproductive health care, including abortion, endanger the health and lives of pregnant individuals and force medical providers to choose between offering necessary care and facing criminal prosecution. It further notes that the criminalization of emergency health care disproportionately affects vulnerable populations, such as Black, Indigenous, people of color, immigrants, low-income individuals, and LGBTQI+ persons. Delays or denials of emergency care, for any reason, are deemed to risk patients' health and lives, particularly impacting patients of color who face higher rates of life-threatening pregnancy complications.