HJRES 392 · 100th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect unborn children and other persons.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.(1987-11-02)
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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.…
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