The Washington State Democratic Convention - Summary of an Agreement

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1 SC RECP - HEA - Access to Family Planning Page of 0 Funding for Access to Family Planning: A Necessity for Community Health in Rural Areas WHEREAS family planning services improve health care outcomes and wellness for women and families, access to family planning is directly linked to declines in maternal and infant mortality rates; WHEREAS the United States of America has one of the highest rates of unintended pregnancy among the world's developed nations; WHEREAS the opportunity to plan one's family and to decide when and whether to bear children is a basic human right, a responsibility, and an urgent necessity for the wellbeing of families and nations; and WHEREAS all women deserve affordable access to family planning education and to all methods of birth control including long acting reversible methods like intrauterine contraception and implants; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we, the Washington State Democratic Central Committee call on our Congressional delegation for continued federal funding for Family Planning; and THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we call on our members of the State Legislature to bridge any gaps where federal funding is insufficient to fully fund our freestanding, nonprofit clinics, especially in the rural parts of our state.. Submitted by the Okanogan County Democrats to the Washington State Democratic Convention. (Date Submitted //) The Subcommittee on Health Care amended this resolution at their May th meeting. amended on at their May th meeting. Care at their May st meeting.

2 SC RECP - HEA - Funding for Mental Health Care Page of 0 Restore Full Funding for Mental Health Care Services and Facilities WHEREAS mental health is a serious concern in this country that needs to be acceptably addressed; WHEREAS state funding for Mental Health services and facilities has been reduced in recent years; WHEREAS many patients at Mental Health Care facilities are released before their caretakers believe they are ready, often leading to problems with the patient s full recovery and sometimes creating a threat to the community; and WHEREAS local health care clinics have had to reduce services due to budget cuts; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we urge the Legislature to fully fund a distributed comprehensive continuum of public Mental Health Care from early intervention and preventive services continuing through medically appropriate crisis care and community reintegration services. Submitted by the Stevens County Democrats to the Washington State Democratic Convention. (Date Submitted //) The Subcommittee on Health Care amended this resolution at their May th meeting. amended on at their May th meeting. Care at their May st meeting.

3 SC RECP - HEA - Judicial Review for Mental Health Care Page of 0 0 Support for Judicial Review of Denial of Mental Health Care WHEREAS the Washington State Involuntary Treatment Act (ITA) mandates that a Designated Mental Health Professional (DMHP) investigate all reported cases where an investigation is requested as to the need for an ITA commitment of a mentally ill individual; WHEREAS in, DMHP s reviewed close to,000 cases resulting in approximately 000 ITA commitments and,000 decisions not to commit; WHEREAS DMHP organizations are under heavy case loads that limit investigation times that reduce the ability to perform thorough investigations of all mitigating factors; WHEREAS persons close to a mentally ill individual may be aware of needs of which the DMHP s are unaware; WHEREAS numerous tragic events occur each year, in which mentally ill individuals that have been investigated or more times by a DMHP and not been given and ITA commitment, perform acts that result in damage to property, injury and/or death to self and/or others; and WHEREAS prevention of harm to self and/or others is in the public interest; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Washington State Democrats call on the Legislature to support a petition process for Judicial Reviews within hours of a mentally ill person being denied emergency psychiatric hospitalization or ITA commitment; THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that petitioners to the court be required to testify under oath to prevent perjury by parties with hostile intent towards the mentally ill individual; and THEREFORE BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Judicial Review has access to a Psychiatric professional to inform the Judge on specific psychiatric conditions and risks. Submitted by the Grant County Democrats to the Washington State Democratic Convention. (Date Submitted //) The Subcommittee on Health Care amended this resolution at their May th meeting.

4 SC RECP - HEA - Judicial Review for Mental Health Care Page of amended at their May th meeting. Care at their May st meeting.

5 SC RECP - HEA - Reproductive Health Privacy Page of 0 Privacy of Reproductive Healthcare WHEREAS women are entitled to complete and accurate medical information; WHEREAS patients and medical providers are entitled to safety and privacy in the performance of their duties; WHEREAS some crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) have misled women about the nature of their services, and claimed they were the proper location of medical appointments made elsewhere; and WHEREAS abortion care providers, patients seeking abortions, and staff members at women s health clinics have had their photographs, names and addresses published without their consent, in an effort to incite harassment against them; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we, the Washington State Democratic Party, urge our state Democratic legislators to draft legislation to criminalize willful disclosure of photographs, phone numbers, addresses, or other identifying information of patients, care providers, or other employees of services which provide reproductive healthcare services without their express permission; Submitted by the th LD Democrats to the Washington State Democratic Convention. (Date Submitted //) The Subcommittee on Health Care amended this resolution at their May th meeting. amended on at their May th meeting. Care at their May st meeting.

6 SC RECP - HEA - Supporting Planned Parenthood (Franklin) Page of 0 0 Resolution Affirming Support for Planned Parenthood WHEREAS Planned Parenthood provides necessary and preventive services such as screening for breast and cervical cancer, sexually transmitted diseases, diabetes, anemia, thyroid function, liver function, smoking cessation, healthy physicals, pap smears, yeast infections, contraception, routine lab workups, infertility, and abortion services; WHEREAS there has been an ever-increasing move towards suppressing women s rights in making their own decisions about family planning; WHEREAS anti-choice state legislatures have been passing bills and governors signing into law restrictions on women's access to legal abortion that was guaranteed by the Supreme Court in the Roe v. Wade decision; WHEREAS access to affordable birth control gives women flexibility in making decisions about their education, employment, and family size; WHEREAS access to affordable birth control is being significantly threatened by those claiming denial of service is a freedom of religion issue; WHEREAS women are fully capable of making their own decisions about their reproductive health and choosing whether and when to have a family; and WHEREAS Planned Parenthood has been attacked nationally on political grounds and funding has been withdrawn; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we, the Washington State Democratic Party, continue to support a woman's right to choose and oppose such measures as fetal personhood amendments, requiring invasive and unnecessary medical procedures prior to a woman receiving an abortion, requiring a woman to meet privately with her doctor prior to receiving an abortion, imposing waiting periods before an abortion may be performed, or other restrictions that make abortion so difficult that it becomes de facto unavailable; THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we recognize women are entitled, as equal members of society, to make family planning decisions without encroachment from the government, that we will provide support to ensure that all women have access to family planning options, regardless of income, and that we will push back against those who try to take these rights away from women; and

7 SC RECP - HEA - Supporting Planned Parenthood (Franklin) Page of 0 THEREFORE BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that Washington State Democrats urge our delegation in Congress and in the State Legislature to support Planned Parenthood and to continue funding it at a level that sustains the health services being provided. Submitted by the Franklin County Democrats to the Washington State Democratic Convention. (Date Submitted //) amended on at their May th meeting. Care at their May st meeting.