| Resolution Number: | 2000-D090 |
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| Title: | Request a Study of Beginning of Life Issues |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Substituted |
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Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention commend the Standing Commission on National Concerns for the work of its End of Life Task Force in the last triennium, and ask the Standing Commission on National Concerns to address in the next triennium beginning of life concerns, such as the issue of babies born alive during induced abortions.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 2000 (New York: General Convention, 2001), p. 366. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Social and Urban Affairs |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(D090)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 73rd General Convention of the Episcopal Church acknowledge the need for federal legislation that addresses the legal status of a baby born alive (during a natural or induced labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion), and the types of protections these infants are entitled to receive; and be it further
Resolved, That the General Convention direct the Episcopal staff in Washington D.C. to urge the U.S. Congress to call for such legislation and to communicate this resolution to all members of Congress and encourage them to support proposed legislation; and be it further
Resolved, That the General Convention encourage local congregations to initiate community based support systems that provide care for babies born-alive if family members cannot.
Committee Substitute:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 73rd General Convention commend the Standing Commission on National Concerns for the work of its End of Life Task Force in the last triennium, and ask the Standing Commission on National Concerns to address in the next triennium beginning of life concerns, such as the issue of babies born alive during induced abortions.
Motion carried
Substitute resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #186)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Social and Urban Affairs presented its Report #36 on HD Message #186 on Resolution D090 (Protection for Infants Born Alive) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #290)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 14.
| Abstract: | The 73rd General Convention commends the End of Life Task Force and requests a study of beginning of life issues. |
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