WHEREAS, in the course of many illnesses when a person faces imminent death, a point is reached when medical science can offer no further treatment which can be expected to result in cure or remission of the disease, and the appropriate therapy becomes that which is designed to increase the comfo...

WHEREAS, abuse and neglect of children is a family and societal problem of national significance; and WHEREAS, children are innocent and powerless victims of abuse and neglect; and WHEREAS, Congress passed the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974, created a National Center on Child Ab...

WHEREAS, attempts are now being made to deny Medicaid funds for abortion and to enact Constitutional Amendments that would limit abortions to life-endangering situations and thus remove this decision from the individual and her physician; and WHEREAS, such legislation is an infringement of the...

WHEREAS, currently there are efforts being made to insert the creation story of Genesis into public school science textbooks; and WHEREAS, such action would be in direct contradiction with the separation of church and state; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1977 General Assembly of the Unitaria...

WHEREAS, since March 4, 1977, several states, including Florida, Illinois, Georgia, and Arizona, have considered and not passed the Equal Rights Amendment; and WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Women's Federation Board reaffirmed at the June, 1977 meeting their resolve to meet only in those sta...

WHEREAS, an amendment to the United States Constitution to provide equal rights for women has been ratified by thirty-five states; and WHEREAS, there remain fifteen states which have not ratified the Equal Rights Amendment and three affirmative decisions by states are necessary by March 22, 1979 ...

WHEREAS, a principle of the Unitarian Universalist Association is to "affirm, defend, and promote the supreme worth and dignity of every human personality, and the use of the democratic method in human relationships"; and WHEREAS, great strides have been taken to affirm this principle within our...

Because of our concern for freedom of conscience and the respect which should be accorded all persons at time of death, and because of our belief that people should be able to choose under fair and informed circumstances funeral arrangements which are in accord with their own personal, financial,...

WHEREAS, women in the middle years and older are confronted by the double discrimination of ageism and sexism, and feel the negative effects of age discrimination at an earlier age than men, so there is a double standard of Agriculture in our society; WHEREAS, women live longer than men, and wome...

WHEREAS, every female should be accorded the right to decide whether or not she should bear a child; WHEREAS, contraceptive methods are not perfect and do not absolutely protect against pregnancy; and WHEREAS, abortion can be a relatively simple and safe way to terminate a pregnancy; THEREFORE BE...

WHEREAS, there are well organized efforts of letter writing, petitions, and a Washington Office for lobbying to amend the US Constitution to overturn the US Supreme Court decision on abortion; BE IT RESOLVED: That we support the US Supreme Court ruling on abortion and its implementation.

BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1973 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association opposes the corporal punishment of children in schools, juvenile detention facilities, and other public institutions where children are cared for or educated and urges that members of UUA societies work activ...

WHEREAS, we stand ready to support the maximum possible freedom for each individual; and WHEREAS, we are committed to support individuals who are subjected to unfair assault by others; and WHEREAS, we support the right and freedom of any person made aware of the hazards to his personal health to...

RECOGNIZING: That there is widespread need for child care centers, that millions of children in North America are receiving either substandard supervision or no supervision; AWARE: That growing numbers of mothers take jobs because of economic necessity, desire for job training and continuing...

BE IT RESOLVED: That the Unitarian Universalist Association go on record as being disturbed by the inadequacies of current public education and supportive of new educational programs; That local societies work to make available their physical facilities and moral support to persons interested in...

CONVINCED: That a federally sponsored health insurance plan has become mandatory in view of the fact that the health care costs have continued to soar; BE IT RESOLVED: That the Tenth General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association urges all member societies to support a National Health...

RECOGNIZING: That women have minority status in terms of employment opportunities, legal rights, the educational system, political power, and positions of influence in religious bodies; AWARE: That woman tend to react to their cultural image by limiting their aspirations and by forming low...

BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1969 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association expresses its support for and encouragement of ministers who are participants in counseling services for women with problem pregnancies.

BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1968 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalists Association urges that efforts be made to abolish existing abortion laws except to prohibit performance of an abortion by a person who is not a duly licensed physician, leaving the decision as to an abortion to the doct...

FURTHER RESOLVED: That we urge the Unitarian Universalist Association to become increasingly aware of the problems and potentials of older adults within both the church and the community; and to become actively involved, both in meeting problems and developing potentials of older adults; and FURT...