[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 881 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 881

 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 4, 2009

  Mr. Hunter (for himself, Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Bishop of 
  Utah, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Franks of 
    Arizona, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
   Radanovich, Mr. Inglis, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. 
 Johnson of Illinois, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Wilson of 
 South Carolina, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
  Carter, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Marchant, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. 
 Terry, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Latta, Mr. Wamp, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Davis of 
Kentucky, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Boozman, 
   Mr. Scalise, Mr. Souder, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Pitts, Mrs. 
    McMorris Rodgers, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Westmoreland, and Mr. Cole) 
 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. However, nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to authorize the prosecution of any woman for 
the death of her unborn child.

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 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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