Posts Tagged ‘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.

“(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.

“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.

“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.

“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.

“Recognizing and finding that the life of the human person commences at conception, also known as fertilization, and that the United States Supreme Court 1973 Roe and Doe decisions striking down state laws criminalizing abortion, which protected preborn children, are based on false science”4 4House Resolution No. 214, 2015, https://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?151+ful+HR214+pdf.