United States · Bill · HJRES
H.J.Res. 261 (93rd)
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right to life to the unborn, the ill, the aged, or the incapacitated.
Introduced
30 January 1973
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Status
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
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1 August 2024
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Provides that neither the United States nor any State shall deprive any human being, from the moment of conception, of life without due process of law; nor deny to any human being, from the moment of conception, within its jurisdiction, the equal protection of the laws. States that neither the United States nor any State shall deprive any human being of life on account of illness, age, or incapacity. Stipulates that Congress and the several States shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
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summary · EN · 30 January 1973
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-joint-resolution/261
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/93/hjres/261