Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of life to the unborn, the ill, the aged, or the incapacitated.

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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Timeline

1. 29 June 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 June 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 29 June 1973

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

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