legislation: 99-hjres-165
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| 99-hjres-165 | 99 | hjres | 165 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the protection of unborn children and other persons. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1985-02-21 | 1985-03-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Russo, Martin A. [D-IL-3] | IL | D | R000543 | 1 | 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 a law which: (1) authorizes an abortion only when there is a reasonable medical certainty that the mother's death would otherwise result; and (2) requires that every reasonable effort be made to preserve the life of any person who is the subject of the abortion. | 2021-06-30T18:55:55Z |