Senate Bill 1456
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Sanctity of Human Life Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 28, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1456
Congress
115
Policy Area
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Primary focus of measure is discrimination on basis of race, ethnicity, age, sex, gender, health or disability; First Amendment rights; due process and equal protection; abortion rights; privacy. Measures concerning abortion rights and procedures may fall under Health policy area.
Luther Strange
grade
Alabama
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Sanctity of Human Life Act
This bill declares that: (1) the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human and is a person's most fundamental right; (2) each human life begins with fertilization, cloning, or its equivalent, at which time every human has all the legal and constitutional attributes and privileges of personhood; and (3) Congress, each state, the District of Columbia, and each U.S. territory have the authority to protect all human lives.
June 28, 2017
06/28/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
06/28/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:37:33 PM