Right to Life Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

R HunterSponsor

59 cosponsors · 2 D, 57 R

R Akin RB

R Bartlett PC

R Crane JAR Ann Davis SG

R Souder BJR Janklow SK

R Ehlers JHR Hostettler JM

11 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Right to Life Act - States that Congress declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 10, 2003

Right to Life Act - States that Congress declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being.

Defines "human person" and "human being" as including each and every member of the species homo sapiens at all stages of life, including, but not limited to, the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual member of the human species comes into being.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Right to Life Act

Latest action (Oct 22, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 10, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.