Sources – Legal
Legal Source #17 – Legislative Hearing
“We had some very distinguished witnesses at our previous hearings who were quite categorical that life does begin at the time of conception”17 17Senator John P. East, The Human Life Bill: Hearings on S. 158 Before the Subcommittee on Separation of Powers of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 97th Cong., 1st Sess. (1981), p.…
Read MoreLegal Source #16 – Federal Court Case
“The most cogent reason, we believe, for holding that a viable unborn child is an entity within the meaning of the general word “person” is because, biologically speaking, such a child is, in fact, a presently existing person, a living human being.”16 16Mitchell v. Couch, 285 S.W.2d 901, 905 (1955).
Read MoreLegal Source #15 – Federal Court Case
“From the viewpoint of the civil law and the law of property, a child en ventre sa mere is not only regarded as human being, but as such from the moment of conception which it is in fact.”15 15Bonbrest v. Kotz, 65 F. Supp. 138, 140 (D.D.C. 1946).
Read MoreLegal Source #14 – Federal Court Case
“The civil law and the law of property regard a child “en ventre sa mere,” as a human being from the moment of conception”14 14Jones v. Com., 830 S.W.2d 877, 882 (SC Kentucky 1992).
Read MoreLegal Source #13 – Federal Court Case
“There is authority for the proposition that human life commences at the moment of conception.”13 13Steinberg v. Brown, 321 F. Supp. 741, 747, (ND Ohio 1970).
Read MoreLegal Source #12 – Legislative Bills
“[T]he term ‘unborn child’ means a child in utero, and the term ‘child in utero’ or ‘child, who is in utero’ means a member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.’’12 12Public Law 108-212, Apr. 2004, https://www.congress.gov/108/plaws/publ212/PLAW-108publ212.pdf.
Read MoreLegal Source #11 – Legislative Bills
“(3) PERSON. The term, when referring to the victim of a criminal homicide or assault, means a human being, including an unborn child in utero at any stage of development, regardless of viability.”11 11Ala. Code § 13A-6-1, http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/codeofalabama/1975/coatoc.htm.
Read MoreLegal Source #10 – Legislative Bills
“The general assembly of this state finds that: (1) The life of each human being begins at conception”10 102005 Missouri Revised Statutes – § 1.205, https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=1.205.
Read MoreLegal Source #9 – Legislative Bills
“A BILL To provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with fertilization.”9 9Sanctity of Human Life Act, H.R.586 — 115th Congress (2017-2018), https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr586/BILLS-115hr586ih.pdf.
Read MoreLegal Source #8 – Legislative Bills
“Legislative declaration that life begins at fertilization. (a) The legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (1) The life of each human being begins at fertilization; (2) unborn children have interests in life, health and well-being that should be protected”8 8KS Stat § 65-6732 (2014), http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2014/b2013_14/statute/065_000_0000_chapter/065_067_0000_article/065_067_0032_section/065_067_0032_k.
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