108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 579
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
from the moment of fertilization.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 5, 2003
Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. PITTS, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. CRANE,
Mr. RYUN of Kansas, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. RENZI, Mr. HOSTETTLER, and Mr. FORBES)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
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
from the moment of 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 `Right to Life Act of 2003'.
SEC. 2. RIGHT TO LIFE.
To implement equal protection for the right to life of each born and preborn
human person from the moment of fertilization, and pursuant to the duty and
authority of the Congress, including Congress' power under Article I, Section
8, 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,
the Congress hereby declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution
is vested in each human being at fertilization.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF `STATE'.
For the purposes of this Act, the term `State' used in the 14th article of
amendment to the Constitution of the United States and other applicable provisions
of the Constitution includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, and each other territory or possession of the United States.
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