| Resolution Number: | 2006-C048 |
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| Title: | On the Topic of Rescinding an Executive Action |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Rejected |
| Final Text: | |
Resolution died with adjournment. See Legislative History for original text of resolution.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Columbus, 2006 (New York: General Convention, 2007), p. 319. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Diocese of Tennessee |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Social and Urban Affairs |
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Social and Urban Affairs presented its Report #28 on Resolution C048 (Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC)) and moved the resolution, recommending rejection.
Original Text of Resolution:
(C048)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 75th General Convention of The Episcopal Church U.S.A. does hereby rescind the affiliation of The Episcopal Church U.S.A. with the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice effected by the Executive Council on 12 January 2006.
The Bishop of Tennessee moved to substitute the resolution.
Proposed Substitute:
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 75th General Convention rescind the Executive Council’s January 2006 decision to join the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice and re-affirm its 1994 Resolution A054 that includes the statement “We emphatically oppose abortion as a means of birth control, family planning, sex selection, or any reason of mere convenience.”
The Bishop of Vermont moved an amendment to the substitute.
Proposed Amendment:
Delete the words “rescinds the Executive Council’s January 2006 decision to join the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice and”
The question was called.
Motion carried
Debate terminated
A vote was taken on the amendment to the proposed substitute.
Motion defeated
Amendment defeated
The Bishop of Los Angeles moved to table Resolution C048.
Motion carried
Resolution withdrawn
Resolution Died With Adjournment.