legislation: 101-hjres-155
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| 101-hjres-155 | 101 | hjres | 155 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect unborn children and other persons. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1989-02-23 | 1989-03-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Russo, Martin A. [D-IL-3] | IL | D | R000543 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee. Prohibits the performance of any abortion except under and in conformance with a law that: (1) authorizes the performance of an abortion only when a reasonable medical certainty exists that continuation of the pregnancy would result in the death of the mother; and (2) requires the person performing the abortion to make every effort to preserve the life of the unborn child. | 2021-07-01T13:18:22Z |