H.R. 586 · 115th Congress
Sanctity of Human Life Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jody Hice
- Introduced
- 2017-01-17
- Latest action
- 2017-02-06 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Summary
Sanctity of Human Life Act
This bill declares that: (1) the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human and is a person's most fundamental right; (2) each human life begins with fertilization, cloning, or its equivalent, at which time every human has all the legal and constitutional attributes and privileges of personhood; and (3) Congress, each state, the District of Columbia, and each U.S. territory have the authority to protect all human lives.