I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 616 
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 
JANUARY 16, 2019 
Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia (for himself, Mr. JONES, Mr. DAVIDSON of 
Ohio, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, Mr. PALMER, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. KELLY of 
Mississippi, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. COMER, Mr. KELLY of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. 
ZELDIN, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. KING 
of Iowa, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. 
GIANFORTE, Mr. FLORES, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. 
HAGEDORN, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. HUD-
SON, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. 
KUSTOFF of Tennessee, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. LONG, Mr. 
LAHOOD, Mr. HOLDING, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. EMMER, Mr. BILI-
RAKIS, Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. COLE, Mr. 
SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. BABIN, Mr. GUEST, Mr. MAST, Mr. WOMACK, 
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. 
SPANO, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. BACON, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP 
of Utah, Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. GIBBS, 
Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. BANKS, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. FORTEN-
BERRY, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. BRADY, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. OLSON, Mr. 
JOHN W. ROSE of Tennessee, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, 
Mr. NORMAN, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. WATKINS, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. GOH-
MERT, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. ESTES, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. HIGGINS 
of Louisiana, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. BUCK, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mrs. 
MILLER, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. 
JORDAN, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. WRIGHT, Mr. FULCHER, Mr. 
BUCSHON, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Louisiana, Mr. MCKINLEY, and Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
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A BILL 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Life at Conception 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RIGHT TO LIFE. 
To implement equal protection for the right to life 
of each born and preborn human person, and pursuant 
to the duty and authority of the Congress, including Con-
gress’ power under article I, section 8, to make necessary 
and proper laws, and Congress’ power under section 5 of 
the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States, the Congress hereby declares that the right 
to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each 
human being. However, nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued to authorize the prosecution of any woman for the 
death of her unborn child. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act: 
(1) HUMAN
PERSON; 
HUMAN
BEING.—The 
terms ‘‘human person’’ and ‘‘human being’’ include 
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each and every member of the species homo sapiens 
at all stages of life, including the moment of fer-
tilization, cloning, or other moment at which an indi-
vidual member of the human species comes into 
being. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ used in the 
14th article of amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States and other applicable provisions of the 
Constitution includes the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each other terri-
tory or possession of the United States. 
Æ 
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