United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 158 (103rd)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.
Introduced
17 March 1993
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
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Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee the fifth and fourteenth amendments. Prohibits any unborn person from being deprived of life by any person. States that nothing in this Act shall prohibit a law allowing justification to be shown for only those medical procedures required to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or her unborn offspring, as long as such law requires every reasonable effort to preserve the life of each.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 March 1993
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 March 1993
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 17 March 1993
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-joint-resolution/158
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/hjres/158