| Resolution Number: | 2022-D066 |
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| Title: | Advocate for Access to Gender Affirming Care |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 80th General Convention celebrates the diversity of human experience, recognizing that we are all made in the image of God; and be it further
Resolved, That the 80th General Convention calls for the Episcopal Church to advocate for access to gender affirming care in all forms (social, medical, or any other) and at all ages as part of our Baptismal call to “respect the dignity of every human being”; and be it further
Resolved, That the 80th General Convention affirms that all Episcopalians should be able to partake in gender affirming care with no restriction on movement, autonomy, or timing; and be it further
Resolved, That the 80th General Convention understands that the protection of religious liberty extends to all Episcopalians who may need or desire to access, to utilize, to aid others in the procurement of, or to offer gender affirming care; and be it further
Resolved, That this 80th General Convention supports public policies at the local, state, and national levels in all our countries to support gender affirming care.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Baltimore, 2022 (New York: General Convention, 2023), p. 883. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Ms. Evangeline Warren |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Social Justice and United States Policy |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Social Justice and United States Policy presented its Report #3 on Resolution D066 (Addressing Restrictions on Access to Gender Affirming Care) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(D066)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,
That the 80th General Convention celebrates the diversity of human experience, recognizing that we are all made in the image of God, and be it further
Resolved, That the 80th General Convention calls for the Episcopal Church to advocate for access to gender affirming care in all forms (social, medical, or any other) and at all ages as part of our Baptismal call to “respect the dignity of every human being”; and be it further
Resolved, That the 80th General Convention affirms that all Episcopalians should be able to partake in gender affirming care with no restriction on movement, autonomy, or timing; and be it further
Resolved, That the 80th General Convention understands that the protection of religious liberty extends to all Episcopalians who may need or desire to access, to utilize, to aid others in the procurement of, or to offer gender affirming care; and be it further
Resolved, That this 80th General Convention supports public policies at the local, state, and national levels in all our countries to support gender affirming care.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #39)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Social Justice and United States Policy presented its Report #48 on HD Message #39 on Resolution D066 (Addressing Restrictions on Access to Gender Affirming Care) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #380)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 10.
| Abstract: | The 80th General Convention calls for The Episcopal Church to advocate for access to gender affirming care in all forms and at all ages, affirms all Episcopalians should be able to partake in gender affirming care, and supports public policies to support gender affirming care. |
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