[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2087 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2087

  To provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 1995

 Mr. Stockman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sanctity of Life Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds--
            (1) that present day scientific evidence indicates a 
        significant likelihood that actual human life exists from 
        conception; and
            (2) that the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of 
        the United States was intended to protect all human beings.
    (b) Declaration.--Upon the basis of these findings, and in the 
exercise of the powers of the Congress, including its power under 
section 5 of the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States, the Congress hereby declares that for the purpose of enforcing 
the obligation of the States under the fourteenth amendment not to 
deprive persons of life without due process of law, human life shall be 
deemed to exist from conception, without regard to race, sex, age, 
health, defect, or condition of dependency; and for this purpose 
``person'' shall include all human life as defined herein. Congress 
further recognizes that each State has a compelling interest, 
independent of the status of the unborn children under the fourteenth 
amendment, in protecting the lives of those within the State's 
jurisdiction whom the State rationally regards as human beings.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON JURISDICTION.

    (a) Chapter 81 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
adding the following new section and renumbering any appropriate 
section accordingly:
``Sec. 1260. Appellate jurisdiction; limitations
    ``Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1253, 1254, and 1257 
of this chapter, the Supreme Court shall not have jurisdiction to 
review, by appeal, writ of certiorari, or otherwise, any case arising 
out of any statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, practice, or any part 
thereof, or arising out of any Act interpreting, applying, enforcing, 
or effecting any statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, or practice, on 
the grounds that such statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, practice, 
act, or part thereof (1) protects the rights of human persons between 
conception and birth, or (2) prohibits, limits, or regulates (A) the 
performance of abortions or (B) the provision of public expense of 
funds, facilities, personnel, or other assistance for the performance 
of abortions.''.
    (b) The section analysis of chapter 81 of title 28 is amended by 
adding the following new item:

1260. ``Appellate jurisdiction; limitations.''.
SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON JURISDICTION.

    (a) Chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new section and renumbering any 
appropriate section accordingly:
``Sec. 1365. Limitations on jurisdiction
    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the district courts 
shall not have jurisdiction of any case or question which the Supreme 
Court does not have jurisdiction to review under section 1260 of this 
title.''.
    (b) The section analysis at the beginning of chapter 85 of title 28 
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item:

``1365. Limitations on jurisdiction.''.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The provisions of this Act shall take effect immediately upon 
enactment.

SEC. 6. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any 
person or circumstance is judicially determined to be invalid, the 
validity of the remainder of the Act and the application of such 
provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected by 
such determination.
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