Life at Conception Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1011 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 11, 2021 Mr. MOONEY (for himself, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. BUDD, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. ADER- HOLT, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. GUEST, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. LAMALFA, Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. NOR- MAN, Mr. BANKS, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. CARL, Mr. MANN, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. LUETKE- MEYER, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. ROSE, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mrs. GREENE of Georgia, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. LONG, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. MUR- PHY of North Carolina, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. BACON, Mr. ROY, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. BABIN, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. HAGEDORN, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. FULCHER, Ms. HERRELL, Mr. LATTA, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. DUNN, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. EMMER, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. PERRY, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. KELLER, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. GOSAR, and Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To implement equal protection under the 14th article of VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:15 Mar 08, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H1011.IH H1011 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1011 IH 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Life at Conception 4 Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. RIGHT TO LIFE. 6 To implement equal protection for the right to life 7 of each born and preborn human person, and pursuant 8 to the duty and authority of the Congress, including Con- 9 gress’ power under article I, section 8, to make necessary 10 and proper laws, and Congress’ power under section 5 of 11 the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution of the 12 United States, the Congress hereby declares that the right 13 to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each 14 human being. However, nothing in this Act shall be con- 15 strued to authorize the prosecution of any woman for the 16 death of her unborn child. 17 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 18 For purposes of this Act: 19 (1) HUMAN PERSON; HUMAN BEING.—The 20 terms ‘‘human person’’ and ‘‘human being’’ include 21 each and every member of the species homo sapiens 22 at all stages of life, including the moment of fer- 23 tilization, cloning, or other moment at which an indi- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:15 Mar 08, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1011.IH H1011 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1011 IH vidual member of the human species comes into 1 being. 2 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ used in the 3 14th article of amendment to the Constitution of the 4 United States and other applicable provisions of the 5 Constitution includes the District of Columbia, the 6 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each other terri- 7 tory or possession of the United States. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:15 Mar 08, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1011.IH H1011 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS