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City Council adopts resolution recognizing abortion access as a human right; advocates press for immediate hearing and local funding
Summary
Council adopted a privileged resolution recognizing abortion access as a human right. Dozens of public commenters — including Planned Parenthood clinicians and reproductive‑justice groups — urged the council to schedule a previously authorized hearing and allocate local funding to fill gaps left by federal and local cuts.
Philadelphia City Council on the final‑passage calendar adopted a privileged resolution recognizing abortion access as a human right while advocates pressed the council to move quickly to hold a hearing and to allocate local funding for reproductive‑health providers.
Councilmember Kendra Brooks, sponsor of the resolution, said the U.S. withdrawal from the UPR (Universal Periodic Review) and federal policy changes make local action urgent and reiterated that a hearing the council authorized in September has not yet been scheduled. "That hearing has still not been scheduled," Brooks said on the floor, and she urged colleagues to…
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