| 114th CONGRESS 1st Session |
H. R. 816
To implement equal protection under the
14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each
born and preborn human person.
IN
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 9, 2015
Mr. Mooney of West Virginia (for himself,
Mr. Jordan, Mrs. Noem, Mrs. Hartzler, Mrs. Wagner,
Mrs. Black, Mr. Peterson, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Jenkins
of West Virginia, Mr. King of
Iowa, Mr. Duncan of South
Carolina, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Jones,
Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Massie,
Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Gohmert,
Mr. Sessions, Mr. Harris, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Marchant,
Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Buck,
Mr. Salmon, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Harper,
Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Abraham, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Hunter,
Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Olson, Mr. Crawford,
Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Latta, Mr. Roe
of Tennessee, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Clawson of Florida, Mrs. Love,
and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A
BILL
To implement equal
protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the
right to life of each born and preborn human person.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Life at
Conception Act”.
To implement equal protection for the right
to life of each born and preborn human person, and pursuant to the duty and
authority of the Congress, including Congress’ power under article I, section
8, to make necessary and proper laws, and Congress’ power under section 5 of
the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the
Congress hereby declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution
is vested in each human being. However, nothing in this Act shall be construed
to authorize the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) HUMAN PERSON; HUMAN
BEING.—The terms “human person” and “human being” include each and every member
of the species homo sapiens at all stages of life, including the moment of
fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual member of the
human species comes into being.
(2) STATE.—The term
“State” used in the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution of the United
States and other applicable provisions of the Constitution includes the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each other territory
or possession of the United States.
Comments
This bill has been stuck in the House Judiciary
Committee: 03/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee
on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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