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- H.J.RES.158
H.J.RES.158: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.
About This Bill
- Introduced March 17, 1993
- Latest Major Action March 22, 1993
- See the thirteen similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
8 (All Republicans)
Bill Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee the fifth and fourteenth amendments. Prohibits any unborn person from being deprived of life by any person. States that nothing in this Act shall prohibit a law allowing justification to be shown for only those medical procedures required to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or her unborn offspring, as long as such law...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
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| March 17, 1993 |
Introduced in the House by Robert K. Dornan (R-Calif.) |