# 118-hconres-39: Expressing the sense of Congress to support the case of Beatriz, a young woman from a rural area of El Salvador, living in extreme poverty and with lupus, who fought for her life against the state to allow her to terminate a pregnancy that put her at risk, which exposed the serious consequences of the absolute criminalization of abortion in El Salvador, and urging the Salvadoran state to assume its international obligations in the field of human rights.

118-hconres-39, Expressing the sense of Congress to support the case of Beatriz, a young woman from a rural area of El Salvador, living in extreme poverty and with lupus, who fought for her life against the state to allow her to terminate a pregnancy that put her at risk, which exposed the serious consequences of the absolute criminalization of abortion in El Salvador, and urging the Salvadoran state to assume its international obligations in the field of human rights., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hconres-39
- Congress: 118
- Title: Expressing the sense of Congress to support the case of Beatriz, a young woman from a rural area of El Salvador, living in extreme poverty and with lupus, who fought for her life against the state to allow her to terminate a pregnancy that put her at risk, which exposed the serious consequences of the absolute criminalization of abortion in El Salvador, and urging the Salvadoran state to assume its international obligations in the field of human rights.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2023-05-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Expressing the sense of Congress to support the case of Beatriz, a young woman from a rural area of El Salvador, living in extreme poverty and with lupus, who fought for her life against the state to allow her to terminate a pregnancy that put her at risk, which exposed the serious consequences of the absolute criminalization of abortion in El Salvador, and urging the Salvadoran state to assume its international obligations in the field of human rights.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2023-05-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 118-hr-5009: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
- 118-hr-82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
- 118-hr-6929: Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024
- 118-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023
- 118-hr-4889: Raise the Wage Act of 2023
- 118-hr-11: Freedom to Vote Act

## Sources
- [118-hconres-39 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/39)

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- [118-hr-6929: Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-6929)
- [118-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-14)
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