[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 552 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 552

 To implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to 
 the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human 
                                person.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2005

  Mr. Hunter (for himself, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Bartlett of 
Maryland, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Myrick, 
Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, 
   Mr. Akin, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Renzi, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
   Virginia, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. McCotter, Mr. 
 Pearce, Mr. Ney, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Souder, 
 Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
 Wamp, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Pitts, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Chabot, 
   Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Gary G. 
 Miller of California, and Mr. LaHood) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to 
 the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human 
                                person.

    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 ``Right to Life Act''.

SEC. 2. RIGHT TO LIFE.

    To implement equal protection for the right to life of each born 
and preborn human person, and pursuant to the duty and authority of the 
Congress, including Congress' power under article I, section 8, to make 
necessary and proper laws, and Congress' power under section 5 of the 
14th article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States, the 
Congress hereby declares that the right to life guaranteed by the 
Constitution is vested in each human being.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Human person; human being.--The terms ``human person'' 
        and ``human being'' include each and every member of the 
        species homo sapiens at all stages of life, including, but not 
        limited to, the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other 
        moment at which an individual member of the human species comes 
        into being.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' used in the 14th article of 
        amendment to the Constitution of the United States and other 
        applicable provisions of the Constitution includes the District 
        of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each other 
        territory or possession of the United States.
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