H.Res.603: Commending the marchers, expressing the belief that each individual has the right to manage his or her own fertility, recognizing that the expression of sexuality is a lifelong aspect of human development, trusting individuals to make responsible choices related to having children, supporting loving families in all of their relationship forms, and celebrating the March for Women's Lives in which individuals make their voices heard through collective pro-choice power.

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Expresses that the House of Representatives: (1) commends the marchers who have come from around the world to fight for women's lives by participating in the March for Women's Lives; (2) believes that rights have no borders and that each individual has the fundamental right to manage his or her fertility; (3) recognizes that the full expression of sexuality is a lifelong aspect of human development; (4) trusts individuals to make responsible choices about whether, when, how, and with whom to have a child; (5) supports loving families in all of their relationship forms, and it should be ensured that they are strong, secure, and free from violence; and (6) celebrates the March in which individuals of every age, race, ethnicity, nationality, language, ability, immigration status, marital status, income, geography, religion, gender, and sexual orientation make their voices heard through collective pro-choice power.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] · D–CA

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51 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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May 20, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Apr 22, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 22, 2004
Introduced in House
Apr 22, 2004
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.Res.603, 108th Congress: Commending the marchers, expressing the belief that each individual has the right to manage his or her own fertility, recognizing that the expression of sexuality is a lifelong aspect of human development, trusting individuals to make responsible choices related to having children, supporting loving families in all of their relationship forms, and celebrating the March for Women's Lives in which individuals make their voices heard through collective pro-choice power.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-resolution/603

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Discuss H.Res.603, 108th Congress: Commending the marchers, expressing the belief that each individual has the right to manage his or her own fertility, recognizing that the expression of sexuality is a lifelong aspect of human development, trusting individuals to make responsible choices related to having children, supporting loving families in all of their relationship forms, and celebrating the March for Women's Lives in which individuals make their voices heard through collective pro-choice power.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-resolution/603

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2004-04-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hres603/BILLS-108hres603ih.htm

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Discuss H.Res.603, 108th Congress: Commending the marchers, expressing the belief that each individual has the right to manage his or her own fertility, recognizing that the expression of sexuality is a lifelong aspect of human development, trusting individuals to make responsible choices related to having children, supporting loving families in all of their relationship forms, and celebrating the March for Women's Lives in which individuals make their voices heard through collective pro-choice power.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-resolution/603

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2004-04-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hres603/BILLS-108hres603ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T13:29:55Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.Res.603, 108th Congress: Commending the marchers, expressing the belief that each individual has the right to manage his or her own fertility, recognizing that the expression of sexuality is a lifelong aspect of human development, trusting individuals to make responsible choices related to having children, supporting loving families in all of their relationship forms, and celebrating the March for Women's Lives in which individuals make their voices heard through collective pro-choice power.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-resolution/603

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2004-04-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hres603/BILLS-108hres603ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T13:29:55Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Res.603 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.