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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1011 

To implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the 

Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 11, 2021 

Mr. MOONEY (for himself, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. BUDD, Mr. WEBER of Texas, 

Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. GUEST, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. LAMALFA, Mrs. 

MILLER of West Virginia, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. JOYCE

of Pennsylvania, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. BANKS, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, 

Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. CARL, Mr. MANN, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. GOHMERT, 

Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. 

HOLLINGSWORTH, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. ROSE, Mr. GRAVES

of Missouri, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mrs. GREENE of Georgia, Mr. 

ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. LONG, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. BACON, Mr. ROY, Mr. 

MOORE of Alabama, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. 

BALDERSON, Mr. BABIN, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. HICE

of Georgia, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. HAGEDORN, Mr. 

WENSTRUP, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. FULCHER, Ms. 

HERRELL, Mr. LATTA, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mrs. MILLER of 

Illinois, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. 

NEWHOUSE, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. JOHNSON of 

Louisiana, Mr. DUNN, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. WOMACK, 

Mr. EMMER, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. PERRY, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. KELLER, 

Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. GOSAR, and Mr. 

JOHNSON of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To implement equal protection under the 14th article of 


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amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of 

each born and preborn human person. 

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 ‘‘Life at Conception 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. RIGHT TO LIFE. 

7 To implement equal protection for the right to life 

8 of each born and preborn human person, and pursuant 

9 to the duty and authority of the Congress, including Con10 gress’ power under article I, section 8, to make necessary 

11 and proper laws, and Congress’ power under section 5 of 

12 the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution of the 

13 United States, the Congress hereby declares that the right 

14 to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each 

15 human being. However, nothing in this Act shall be con16 strued to authorize the prosecution of any woman for the 

17 death of her unborn child. 

18 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

19 For purposes of this Act: 

20 (1) HUMAN PERSON; HUMAN BEING.—The 

21 terms ‘‘human person’’ and ‘‘human being’’ include 

22 each and every member of the species homo sapiens 

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1 vidual member of the human species comes into 

2 being. 

3 (2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ used in the 

4 14th article of amendment to the Constitution of the 

5 United States and other applicable provisions of the 

6 Constitution includes the District of Columbia, the 

7 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each other terri8 tory or possession of the United States. 

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