A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to make it a Federal crime to carry out any nontherapeutic research activity on a human fetus or to intentionally take any action to kill or hasten the death of a human fetus in any Federally supported facility or activity.

Summary

Prohibits any person from: (1) carrying out any research activity on a human fetus which is outside the womb of its mother and has a beating heart if the research or the facility in which it is conducted is federally supported; or (2) taking any action to kill or hasten the death of such a fetus in a federally supported facility.

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Timeline

1. 13 June 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 13 June 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 13 June 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 13 June 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Delaney, James J. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Myers, Gary A. [R-PA-25] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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