Right to Life Act of 2001
Last action on Sep 10, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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Summary
H.R. 2763, the Right to Life Act of 2001, sought to legally define "personhood" as beginning at the moment of fertilization. By establishing that the constitutional right to life applies to human beings at all stages of development, the bill aimed to provide legal protections to the unborn under the 14th Amendment. If enacted, this legislation would have effectively prohibited abortion nationwide by granting embryos and fetuses the same legal rights as born citizens.
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