Life at Conception Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 1/24/2017
Actions
- 2017-01-24Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2017-01-24Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-24 (00)
Life at Conception Act of 2017
This bill declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual comes into being.
Nothing in this bill shall be construed to require the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child, a prohibition on in vitro fertilization, or a prohibition on use of birth control or another means of preventing fertilization.
Cosponsors (11)
- James Risch (R-ID)
- Mike Rounds (R-SD)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Tim Scott (R-SC)
- John Thune (R-SD)
- David Perdue (R-GA)
- Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- John Kennedy (R-LA)
- Roger Wicker (R-MS)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
Subjects
- Abortion
- Constitution and constitutional amendments
- Genetics
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