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
Last action
22 March 1993 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Sponsors
Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Hancock, Mel [R-MO-7], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2], Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26], Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
2 January 2025
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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Timeline
17 March 1993
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 1993
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 1993
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 March 1993
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E685-686)
Source: IntroReferral
22 March 1993
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 March 1993 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hancock, Mel [R-MO-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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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
- us · 103-hjres-158 · source updated 2 January 2025