[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H252]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. MOONEY:
       H.R. 431.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       This legislation makes clear that human life begins at the 
     moment of conception and, therefore, the unborn are entitled 
     to the same rights and protections afforded to all American 
     citizens under the U.S. Constitution.
       In affirming human life begins at conception, the unborn 
     are granted the right to due process under Section 1 of the 
     14th Amendment which explicitly states, ``No state shall make 
     or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or 
     immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any 
     state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, 
     without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its 
     jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.''
       The Life at Conception Act allows for constitutional 
     protection for the unborn that they not ``be deprived of 
     life, liberty, or property, without due process of law'' 
     afforded under the 5th Amendment.