Recognizing the Unborn Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.6099 | Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug (R-CO)
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Summary:
Recognizing the Unborn Act of 2021
This bill replaces the term fetus with unborn child throughout federal law, including provisions relating to abortions and medical research. The bill also creates a default statutory definition for unborn child: a child in utero, or a member of the species Homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.

To replace references to ``fetus'' in Federal law with references to 
               ``unborn child'', and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Recognizing the Unborn Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL LAW TO REFERENCE ``UNBORN CHILDREN''.

    (a) Definition.--Chapter 1 of title 1, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 9. Definition of `unborn child'
    ``In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, the 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.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
8 the following new item:

``9. Definition of `unborn child'.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Title 10, united states code.--Section 1093 of title 
        10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``fetus'' both 
        places it appears and inserting ``unborn child''.
            (2) Title 18, united states code.--Title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in section 1531, by striking ``fetus'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``unborn child''; and
                    (B) in section 4322(f)(1)(C), by striking ``fetus'' 
                and inserting ``unborn child''.
            (3) Internal revenue code of 1986.--Section 9802(g) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``a Fetus'' and 
                inserting ``an Unborn Child''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``fetus'' and 
                inserting ``unborn child''.
            (4) Employee retirement income security act of 1974.--
        Section 702(f) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
        of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1182(f)) is amended--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``a Fetus'' and 
                inserting ``an Unborn Child''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``fetus'' and 
                inserting ``unborn child''.
            (5) National organ transplant act.--Section 301(c)(1) of 
        the National Organ Transplant Act (42 U.S.C. 274e(c)(1)) is 
        amended by striking ``a fetus'' and inserting ``an unborn 
        child''.
            (6) Public health service act.--
                    (A) Title IV of the Public Health Service Act (42 
                U.S.C. 281 et seq.) is amended--
                            (i) in section 464N(c)(2)(G), by striking 
                        ``fetuses'' and inserting ``unborn children'';
                            (ii) in section 498--
                                    (I) by striking ``fetus'' each 
                                place it appears and inserting ``unborn 
                                child''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``fetuses'' each 
                                place it appears and inserting ``unborn 
                                children'';
                            (iii) in section 498A(g), by striking 
                        ``fetus'' and inserting ``unborn child''; and
                            (iv) in section 498B(c)--
                                    (I) in the heading, by striking 
                                ``Fetuses'' and inserting ``Unborn 
                                Children''; and
                                    (II) in paragraph (2), by striking 
                                ``fetus'' and inserting ``unborn 
                                child''.
                    (B) Title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq.) is amended--
                            (i) in section 2705(f)--
                                    (I) in the heading, by striking ``a 
                                Fetus'' and inserting ``an Unborn 
                                Child''; and
                                    (II) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                                ``fetus'' and inserting ``unborn 
                                child''; and
                            (ii) in section 2753(f)--
                                    (I) in the heading, by striking ``a 
                                Fetus'' and inserting ``an Unborn 
                                Child''; and
                                    (II) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                                ``fetus'' and inserting ``unborn 
                                child''.
            (7) Social security act.--Section 1882(x)(4) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ss(x)(4)) is amended--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``a fetus'' and 
                inserting ``an unborn child''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``fetus'' and 
                inserting ``unborn child''.
            (8) Child nutrition act of 1986.--Section 17(b)(11) of the 
        Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(b)(11)) is amended 
        by striking ``fetuses'' and inserting ``unborn children''.
            (9) Civil rights act of 1964.--Section 701(k) of the Civil 
        Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(k)) is amended by striking 
        ``fetus'' and inserting ``unborn child''.
            (10) Genetic information nondiscrimination act of 2008.--
        Section 209(b) of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act 
        of 2008 (42 U.S.C. 2000ff-8(b)) is amended--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``a Fetus'' and 
                inserting ``an Unborn Child''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``fetus'' and 
                inserting ``unborn child''.
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