S. 231 · 115th Congress

Life at Conception Act of 2017

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Rand Paul
Introduced
2017-01-24
Latest action
2017-01-24 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

Life at Conception Act of 2017

This bill declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual comes into being.

Nothing in this bill shall be construed to require the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child, a prohibition on in vitro fertilization, or a prohibition on use of birth control or another means of preventing fertilization.