# Federal Ban on Abortion **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [April 5, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-ban-on-abortion/962352 "2022-04-05T22:13:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 34
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-ban-on-abortion/962352/34 "2022-04-08T06:59:37Z")
> [@UltraVires](#): > > Nobody (who means anything) is trying to outlaw abortion nationwide. Do you know just how many _nobodies_ in Congress support nationwide fetal personhood? In the Senate, > Mr. Paul (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Thune, Mr. Rounds, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Risch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Braun, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary In the House of Representatives, > Mr. Mooney (for himself, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Budd, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Guest, Mr. Cloud, Mr. LaMalfa, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Norman, Mr. Banks, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Allen, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Carl, Mr. Mann, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Steube, Mr. Rose, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mrs. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Long, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Roy, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Babin, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Harris, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Hagedorn, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Fulcher, Ms. Herrell, Mr. Latta, Mr. Massie, Mr. Loudermilk, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Ms. Cheney, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Armstrong, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Womack, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Perry, Mr. Baird, Mr. Keller, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Johnson of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary And what is this nationwide fetal personhood bill? I do mean _the_ nationwide fetal personhood bill. It’s been around for decades. > **A BILL** > > To implement equal protection under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the right to life of each born and preborn human person. > > _Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,_ > > SECTION 1. Short title. > > This Act may be cited as the “Life at Conception Act of 2021”. > > SEC. 2. Right to life. > > To implement equal protection for the right to life of each born and preborn human person, and pursuant to the duty and authority of Congress, including Congress’ power under section 8 of article I of the Constitution of the United States to make necessary and proper laws, and Congress’ power under section 5 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, the Congress hereby declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being. Nothing in this Act 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. > > SEC. 3. Definitions. > > In this Act: > > (1) HUMAN PERSON; HUMAN BEING.—The terms “human person” and “human being” include each member of the species homo sapiens at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization or cloning, or other moment at which an individual member of the human species comes into being. > > (2) STATE.—For purposes of applying the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and other applicable provisions of the Constitution to carry out section 2, the term “State” includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each other territory or possession of the United States. ~Max --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-ban-on-abortion/962352)._