HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2018.01.17 - 23240MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION • #18012
BY: Commissioner Marcia Gershenson, District #13
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — COMMEMORATING THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT DECISION IN ROE V. WADE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS January 22, 2018 marks the 45th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court's landmark
decision, Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S.113 (1973) which found that a person's fundamental right of privacy
protects their right to have an abortion; and
WHEREAS illegal abortion before the Roe v. Wade decision caused the death of hundreds of women
annually and serious injury to thousands more; and
WHEREAS since the landmark decision, the majority of Americans have consistently favored keeping
abortion legal and accessible; and
WHEREAS today, about half of pregnancies are unintended, about 40 percent of those end in abortion,
and one in four women will get an abortion in their lifetime; and
WHEREAS ideological extremists have continued to undermine women's reproductive rights and threaten
women's health by seeking to undermine Roe v. Wade by introducing laws restricting abortion with the
ultimate goal of overturning the decision; and
WHEREAS today, there remains a law in Michigan making abortion illegal that would go back into effect
should Roe v. Wade be overturned; and
WHEREAS Michigan has introduced, enacted, and defended unconstitutional laws restricting the right to
abortion and, as a result, has spent millions of taxpayer dollars defending these laws; and
WHEREAS Oakland County is committed to a high-quality health care system that meets the needs of all
of its citizens, and an individual's right to make the decision to access safe, affordable reproductive health
care services, including abortion care, as an essential component; and
WHEREAS Oakland County has a vested interest in ensuring people have fair access to a full spectrum of
reproductive health care services as well as protecting the fundamental right to abortion services; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County supports expanding access to reproductive health care services as well
as protecting the fundamental right to abortion.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Oakland County Board of Commissioners commemorates the
45th Anniversary of the United States Supreme Court's landmark decision, Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S.113
(1973).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Oakland County Board of Commissioners urges the State of Michigan
adopt policy and laws to codify the right to abortion as guaranteed in the Roe v. Wade decision outlining
the constitutional right to privacy.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Oakland County Board of Commissioners directs the Oakland County
Health Division to conduct a study analyzing the impact of overturning the decision in Roe v. Wade on
residents and present his findings in 90 days.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Oakland County Clerk forward a copy of this resolution to the Michigan
Legislature, the Governor, and the Oakland County Congressional delegation.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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Resolution #18012 January 17, 2018
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.