HR 4157
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4157
To provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with fertilization.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 13, 2007
Mr. BROUN of Georgia (for himself, Mr. AKIN, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr.
CONAWAY, Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Ms. FALLIN,
Mr. FEENEY, Mr. FORTUN.AE6O, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GARRETT of New
Jersey, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. GOODE, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. HERGER,
Mr. HUNTER, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr.
KING of Iowa, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. MANZULLO, Mrs. MUSGRAVE,
Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PENCE, Mr. PITTS, Mr. SALI, Mr. SMITH of
New Jersey, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. WESTMORELAND,
Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. CARTER, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. FORBES, and Mr. RENZI)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary
A BILL
To provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with fertilization.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Sanctity of Human Life Act'.
SEC. 2. DECLARATION.
In the exercise of the powers of the Congress, including Congress' power
under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, to make necessary and
proper laws, and Congress' power under section 5 of the 14th article of
amendment to the Constitution of the United States--
(1) the Congress declares that:
(A) the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in
each human being, and is the paramount and most fundamental right
of a person; and
(B) the life of each human being begins with fertilization, cloning,
or its functional equivalent, irrespective of sex, health, function
or disability, defect, stage of biological development, or condition
of dependency, at which time every human being shall have all the
legal and constitutional attributes and privileges of personhood.
(2) the Congress affirms that the Congress, each State, the District
of Columbia, and all United States territories have the authority to
protect the lives of all human beings residing in its respective jurisdictions.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Act:
(1) FERTILIZATION- The term `fertilization' means the process of a human
spermatozoan penetrating the cell membrane of a human oocyte to create
a human zygote, a one-celled human embryo, which is a new unique human
being.
(2) CLONING- The term `cloning' means the process called somatic cell
nuclear transfer, that combines an enucleated egg and the nucleus of
a somatic cell to make a human embryo.
(3) HUMAN; HUMAN BEING- The terms `human' and `human being' include
each and every member of the species homo sapiens at all stages of life,
beginning with the earliest stage of development, created by the process
of fertilization, cloning, or its functional equivalent.
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