United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 198 (97th)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the protection of unborn children and other purposes.
Introduced
4 March 1981
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
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11 May 2023
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee. Prohibits the performance of any abortion except under a law which: (1) authorizes an abortion only when there is a reasonable medical certainty that the mother's death would otherwise result; and (2) every reasonable effort is made to preserve the life of any person who is the subject of the abortion.
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1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 March 1981
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-joint-resolution/198
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hjres/198