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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 99
To implement equal protection under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution
of the United States for the right to life of each born and preborn
human person.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY 28, 2021
Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. DAINES, Mr. THUNE, Mr. ROUNDS, Mrs. BLACK-
BURN, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. RISCH, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. WICKER, Mr.
BRAUN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. KENNEDY, and Mr. SCOTT of
South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To implement equal protection under the 14th Amendment
to the Constitution of the United States for the right
to life of each born and preborn human person.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Life at Conception Act
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of 2021’’.
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SEC. 2. RIGHT TO LIFE.
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To implement equal protection for the right to life
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of each born and preborn human person, and pursuant
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to the duty and authority of Congress, including Congress’
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power under section 8 of article I of the Constitution of
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the United States to make necessary and proper laws, and
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Congress’ power under section 5 of the 14th Amendment
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to the Constitution, the Congress hereby declares that the
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right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in
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each human being. Nothing in this Act shall be construed
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to require the prosecution of any woman for the death of
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her unborn child, a prohibition on in vitro fertilization, or
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a prohibition on use of birth control or another means of
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preventing fertilization.
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SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
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In this Act:
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(1) HUMAN
PERSON;
HUMAN
BEING.—The
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terms ‘‘human person’’ and ‘‘human being’’ include
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each member of the species homo sapiens at all
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stages of life, including the moment of fertilization
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or cloning, or other moment at which an individual
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member of the human species comes into being.
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(2) STATE.—For purposes of applying the 14th
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Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
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and other applicable provisions of the Constitution
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to carry out section 2, the term ‘‘State’’ includes the
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District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
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Rico, and each other territory or possession of the
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United States.
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