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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2533 

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

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 20, 2009 

Mr. PAUL (for himself and Mr. BARTLETT) 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, and for other purposes. 

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 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDING AND DECLARATION. 

7 (a) FINDING.—The Congress finds that present day 

8 scientific evidence indicates a significant likelihood that 

9 actual human life exists from conception. 


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

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

3 (1) the Congress declares that— 

4 (A) human life shall be deemed to exist 

5 from conception, without regard to race, sex, 

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

7 and 

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

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

10 (2) the Congress recognizes that each State has 

11 the authority to protect lives of unborn children re12 siding in the jurisdiction of that State. 

13 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON APPELLATE JURISDICTION. 

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

15 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol16 lowing new section: 

17 ‘‘§ 1260. Appellate jurisdiction; limitation 

18 ‘‘Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1253, 

19 1254, 1257, and 1258, the Supreme Court shall not have 

20 jurisdiction to review, by appeal, writ of certiorari, or oth21 erwise, any case arising out of any statute, ordinance, rule, 

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

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

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


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

2 practice, act, or part thereof— 

3 ‘‘(1) protects the rights of human persons be4 tween conception and birth; or 

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

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

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

8 funds, facilities, personnel, or other assistance 

9 for the performance of abortions.’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec11 tions at the beginning of chapter 81 of title 28, United 

12 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol13 lowing new item: 

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

14 SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION. 

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

16 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing new section: 

18 ‘‘§ 1370. Limitation on jurisdiction 

19 ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the dis20 trict courts shall not have jurisdiction of any case or ques21 tion which the Supreme Court does not have jurisdiction 

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

23 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec24 tions at the beginning of chapter 85 of title 28, United 


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1 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol2 lowing new item: 

‘‘1370. Limitation on jurisdiction.’’. 

3 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

4 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

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

6 shall apply to any case pending on, or commenced on or 

7 after, such date of enactment. 

8 SEC. 6. SEVERABILITY. 

9 If any provision of this Act or the amendments made 

10 by this Act, or the application of this Act or such amend11 ments to any person or circumstance is determined by a 

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

13 Act and the amendments made by this Act and the appli14 cation of such provision to other persons and cir15 cumstances shall not be affected by such determination. 

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