; 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; Whereas the reasons why people self-manage an abortion are varied and valid; Whereas States and localities have attempted to impose civil and criminal penalties on people who help others access the gender-affirming and reproductive health care they need, including abortion care; Whereas at least 1 State has passed a law attempting to restrict some out-of-State travel for abortions, and other States have attempted to curtail out-of-State travel for abortion care or the facilitation thereof, in violation of basic constitutional principles, including the right to travel; Whereas people have been and continue to be coerced or forced to undergo unwanted medical procedures or surgical interventions that negatively impact their sexual and reproductive health, including involuntary sterilization, involuntary cesarean sections, and procedures to change the intersex traits of minors; Whereas coercive or unwanted medical or surgical interventions that negate individual autonomy are distinct from gender-affirming care, do not constitute essential health care or sexual and reproductive health care, and are not included within the full range of such care that this resolution describes; Whereas more than 30 States around the country have advanced legislation designed to severely limit access to necessary gender-affirming care, especially for young people, which is against the recommendations of major medical organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics; Whereas 3 States have enacted, and nearly 15 have introduced, legislation designed to criminalize and penalize providing gender-affirming care to young people, providers of gender-affirming care for young people, and the parents of those young people for enabling access to this essential care