Whereas most people will need access to sexual and reproductive health care at some point in their lifetimes, whether it be abortion, contraception, or gender-affirming care; Whereas the ability of people to access and make decisions about the full range of sexual and reproductive health care is essential to the health, well-being, and autonomy of all people and to the health and well-being of society; Whereas providers of sexual, reproductive, and gender-affirming health care, and those who support people making important health care decisions, are essential and play a critical role in ensuring people are able to have control over their own bodies and lives; Whereas people deserve to be treated with dignity, empathy, compassion, and respect by their health care providers; Whereas people need their health care providers to be able to provide or refer for essential health care without facing punishment or criminal or civil charges for supporting the autonomous decisions of an individual with respect to their own body and life; Whereas no person should face State-sanctioned punishment for— (1) seeking or obtaining an abortion, or any pregnancy outcome or decision; (2) seeking or using contraception; (3) seeking or obtaining gender-affirming care; (4) their sexual health status; or (5) for helping someone access the essential health care they need; Whereas people have been penalized or prosecuted in the United States for actions during their pregnancy that the State alleged caused harm or risk to their pregnancies; Whereas people have been prosecuted for not seeking health care, for experiencing a miscarriage or stillbirth, for self-managing an abortion, for alcohol or drug use during pregnancy, and for their HIV status; Whereas research shows there is an increased need and demand for medications to self-manage an abortion in States with abortion restrictions, and that self-managed abortion with access to medications and accurate information is safe and effective