BECAUSE, Unitarian Universalists believe that the inherent worth and dignity of every person, the right of individual conscience, and respect for human life are inalienable rights due every person; and that the personal right to choose in regard to contraception and abortion is an important aspec...

BECAUSE, Unitarian Universalists affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person, as well as justice, equity, and compassion in human relations; and WHEREAS, the wage gap between men and women is one of the oldest and most persistent effects of inequality between the sexes in th...

BECAUSE, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association covenant to affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person, and to promote justice, equity and compassion in human relations; and BECAUSE, we are members of the interdependent web of existence and therefore...

WHEREAS, the principles of religious liberty require the protection of the right of conscience in reproductive matters as deeply religious and personal decisions; and WHEREAS, actions of the religious right minority, and the current US Administration, increasingly threaten access to safe and lega...

WHEREAS, sexual abuse and exploitation of children and youth are continental problems; and WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Association is committed to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; and WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Association holds that sexual abuse...

VOTED: That the terrorist bombings of family planning agencies and abortion clinics throughout the United States are attempts to deny the right of free choice and to prevent the exercise of that right through intimidation. This breakdown of law and order is deplored by the Unitarian Universalist...

WHEREAS, over half of all United States and Canadian children under the age of eighteen in female-headed households live below the poverty level; and WHEREAS, growing numbers of children of all income groups and all family situations are harmed by abuse and neglect; and WHEREAS, we, as Unitarian...

WHEREAS, in the United States women are still deprived of equal Constitutional rights, equal salaries, equal access to positions of responsibility and equal treatment in terms of health care, insurance and Social Security; and WHEREAS, men would benefit from equality of rights under the law; and...

WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Association is committed to furthering human rights and supports the principle of the importance and worth of each individual; and WHEREAS, there are many Amerasian children abandoned by their American fathers and rejected in their Asian homelands; and WHEREAS,...

WHEREAS, in the spirit of inclusiveness without regard to age, family situation, or economic status; and WHEREAS, in the spirit of encouraging growth through participation of young adults in our movement; and WHEREAS, in the spirit of making ours an Association that provides religious opportuniti...

WHEREAS, it is now known that tobacco smoke causes irritation and harm to non-smokers; and WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Association is noted for its use of reason and compassion in matters that have to do with human welfare; BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1981 General Assembly of the Unitarian...

WHEREAS, institutional care for the elderly is expensive and studies show that older patients are happier and regain functional ability more rapidly when they receive health care at home; and WHEREAS, Medicaid offers full coverage for long-term care in a nursing home, but in most states little or...

WHEREAS, the Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights, an organization supported by twenty-seven religious bodies, including the Unitarian Universalist Association, has issued a "Call to Commitment: A Religious Statement on Abortion"; and WHEREAS, in order to provide a unified approach, five of th...

WHEREAS, Congressional and other investigations have established that the welfare of thousands of nursing home residents throughout the country is in jeopardy because of low wage scales, dangerous buildings, inhumane care and isolation of the elderly; and WHEREAS, this situation can be adequately...

WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Association has a long, rich history of social outreach into communities, with innovative programs and solutions, and of supporting environments in which humans may best maximize and fulfill their potential; and WHEREAS, in every community across the continent...

WHEREAS, the present system of health care in the United States (which costs approximately $180 billion per year) is often uneven in quality, availability of professional services, and in geographical distribution; and WHEREAS, the present system is unjustly expensive for many who cannot afford t...

WHEREAS, world health authorities have documented the disastrous effect the widespread marketing of infant formula has had upon the nutrition and well-being of millions of babies in less developed nations; and...

WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist bylaws state that our Association promotes "the full participation of persons in all of its and their activities and in the full range of human endeavor without regard to . . . age"; and WHEREAS, our denomination profits from participation from young people to...

WHEREAS, according to the Report of the Status of Children published in 1977 by the Office of Human Development of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, there are 6.5 million children under the age of six with single working parents; and WHEREAS, between 1963 and 1976 the number of...

WHEREAS, the battering of women in the home is a family and societal problem related to the violation of basic human rights in a significant way both nationally and globally; and WHEREAS, the problem is compounded by the legal and social system's inability to protect victims of abuse adequately; ...