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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2597 

To provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from conception. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 6, 2007 

Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, and Mr. ALEXANDER) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary 

A BILL 

To provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from 

conception. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sanctity of Life Act 

5 of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDING AND DECLARATION. 

7 (a) FINDING.—The Congress finds that life exists 

8 from conception. 

9 (b) DECLARATION.—Upon the basis of this finding, 

10 and in the exercise of the powers of the Congress— 


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1 (1) the Congress declares that— 

2 (A) human life shall be deemed to exist 

3 from conception, without regard to race, sex, 

4 age, health, defect, or condition of dependency; 

5 and 

6 (B) the term ‘‘person’’ shall include all 

7 human life as defined in subparagraph (A); and 

8 (2) the Congress recognizes that each State has 

9 the authority to protect lives of unborn children re10 siding in the jurisdiction of that State. 

11 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON APPELLATE JURISDICTION. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 28, United 

13 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol14 lowing new section: 

15 ‘‘§ 1260. Appellate jurisdiction; limitation 

16 ‘‘Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1253, 

17 1254, and 1257, the Supreme Court shall not have juris18 diction to review, by appeal, writ of certiorari, or other19 wise, any case arising out of any statute, ordinance, rule, 

20 regulation, practice, or any part thereof, or arising out of 

21 any act interpreting, applying, enforcing, or effecting any 

22 statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, or practice, on the 

23 grounds that such statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, 

24 practice, act, or part thereof— 


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1 ‘‘(1) protects the rights of human persons be2 tween conception and birth; or 

3 ‘‘(2) prohibits, limits, or regulates— 

4 ‘‘(A) the performance of abortions; or 

5 ‘‘(B) the provision of public expense of 

6 funds, facilities, personnel, or other assistance 

7 for the performance of abortions.’’. 

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec9 tions at the beginning of chapter 81 of title 28, United 

10 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol11 lowing new item: 

‘‘1260. Appellate jurisdiction; limitation.’’. 

12 SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 85 of title 28, United 

14 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol15 lowing new section: 

16 ‘‘§ 1370. Limitation on jurisdiction 

17 ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the dis18 trict courts shall not have jurisdiction of any case or ques19 tion which the Supreme Court does not have jurisdiction 

20 to review under section 1260 of this title.’’. 

21 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec22 tions at the beginning of chapter 85 of title 28, United 

23 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol24 lowing new item: 

‘‘1370. Limitation on jurisdiction.’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. FEDERAL COURT DECISIONS NOT BINDING ON 

2 STATE OR LOCAL COURTS. 

3 Any decision of a Federal court, to the extent that 

4 the decision relates to an issue removed from Federal ju5 risdiction under the amendments made by sections 3 and 

6 section 4, is not binding precedent on the court of— 

7 (1) any State or subdivision thereof; 

8 (2) the District of Columbia; or 

9 (3) any commonwealth, territory, or possession 

10 of the United States, or any subdivision thereof. 

11 SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

12 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

13 take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

14 shall apply to any case pending on such date of enactment. 

15 SEC. 7. SEVERABILITY. 

16 If any provision of this Act or the amendments made 

17 by this Act, or the application of this Act or such amend18 ments to any person or circumstance, is determined by a 

19 court to be invalid, the validity of the remainder of this 

20 Act and the amendments made by this Act and the appli21 cation of such provision to other persons and cir22 cumstances shall not be affected by such determination. 

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