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91_SR0151
SRS91SR0022ABge
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Children are a precious gift and responsibility;
3 and
4 WHEREAS, The spiritual, physical, and mental well-being
5 of children is our sacred duty; and
6 WHEREAS, No segment of our society is more critical to
7 the future of human survival and society than our children;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, It is the obligation of all public policymakers
10 not only to support but also to defend the health and rights
11 of parents, families, and children; and
12 WHEREAS, Information endangering to children is being
13 made public and, in some instances, may be given unwarranted
14 or unintended credibility through release under professional
15 titles or through professional organizations; and
16 WHEREAS, Elected officials have a duty to inform and
17 counter actions they consider damaging to children, parents,
18 families, and society; and
19 WHEREAS, In Illinois, sexual molestation of a child is a
20 felony and parents who sexually molest their children have
21 been declared unfit parents; and
22 WHEREAS, Virtually all studies in this area, including
23 those published by the American Psychological Association,
24 condemn child sexual abuse as criminal and harmful to
25 children; and
26 WHEREAS, The American Psychological Association has
27 recently published a study that suggests that sexual
28 relationships between adults and willing children are less
29 harmful than believed and might even be positive for
30 "willing" children; therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we condemn and
3 denounce the recently published study by the American
4 Psychological Association that indicates sexual relationships
5 between adults and willing children are less harmful than
6 believed and might even be positive for "willing" children;
7 and be it further
8 RESOLVED, That we urge the Governor of Illinois, the
9 United States Congress, and the President of the United
10 States to likewise reject and condemn, in the strongest
11 honorable written and vocal terms possible, any suggestion
12 that sexual relations between children and adults are
13 anything but abusive, destructive, exploitative,
14 reprehensible, and punishable by law; and be it further
15 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
16 delivered to the Governor of Illinois, the President of the
17 United States, the President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate,
18 the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and each
19 member of the Illinois congressional delegation.