,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #e1 #bjbc,mr4   
,lamborn 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,lesko1 ,mr4 
,ad]holt1 ,mr4 ,banks1 ,mr4 ,b]gman1    
,mrs4 ,boeb]t1 ,mr4 ,bre*e51 ,mr4       
,duncan1 ,mr4 ,ezell1 ,mr4 ,ful*]1 ,mr4 
,gos>1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,jackson (     
,texas1 ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4
 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,mann1 ,mr4 ,mool5a>1  
,mr4 ,ros5dale1 ,mr4 ,walb]g1 ,mr4 ,web]
 ( ,texas1 & ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\?        
,c>ol9a7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,ackn[l$g+ t   
unborn *ildr5 are legal & con/itutional 
p]sons :o are entitl$ to ! equal        
protection ( ! laws4  ,:]eas !          
,decl>ation ( ,indep5d5ce decl>es x to  
be a self-evid5t tru? t all m5 are      
creat$ equal1 t !y are end[$ by _!      
,creator ) c]ta9 unali5able ,rights1    
beg9n+ ) ! "r to life1 & t ! prim>y     
purpose ( all gov]nm5t is to def5d t    
supreme "r2 ,:]eas among ! /at$ purposes

 ( ! ,con/itution is to secure !        
,bless+s ( ,lib]ty to ourselves & our   
,po/]ity2 ,:]eas ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t to 
! ,con/itution gu>antees due process (  
law & ! equal protection ( ! laws to any
 p]son2 ,:]eas ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t      
situat$ its equal protection gu>antee )9
 a common-law & /atutory context t      
prohibit$ abortion & treat$ ! unborn    
human be+ ?r\gh\t pregnancy z a p]son1  
:o "u common & civil law 0 to all int5ts
 & purposes a *ild1 z mu* z if born     
7,hall v4 ,hancock1 #cb ,mass4 7#ae     
,pick47 #bee1 #beg-eh 7#ahcd7 7,%aw1    
,c4,j4772 ,:]eas ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t1 l 
! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #ahff t x 0     
meant to su/a91 reli$ on an und]/&+ ( ! 
fundam5tal rights ( p]sons1 includ+ !   
rights to life & p]sonal security1 t _h 
be5 exp\nd$ 9 ,black/one's ,comm5t>ies1 
:i* began its fir/ book 7,( ! ,rights ( 
,p]sons7 ) a discussion ( ! unborn      
*ild's rights z a p]son across _m bodies
 ( law2 ,:]eas by ! "t ! ,f\rte5?       
,am5dm5t 0 adopt$1 a sup]majority (     

,/ates _h codifi$ laws to prohibit      
abortion at all /ages1 & _m ( ^! /atutes
 classifi$ abortion z an (f5se aga9/ !  
p]son & ne>ly all describ$ ! unborn     
victim ( abortion z an infant or *ild2  
,:]eas ! prim>y ,fram] ( ! ,f\rte5?     
,am5dm5t1 ,repres5tative ,john ,b+ham1  
expla9$ t ! ,am5dm5t 0 writt5 to ensure 
t no ,/ate 9 ! ,union %\ld d5y to any   
human be+ 4 4 4 ! equal protection ( !  
laws2 ,:]eas ,s5ator ,jacob ,h[>d1 :o   
sponsor$ ! ,am5dm5t 9 ! ,s5ate1 decl>$ t
 ! ,am5dm5t's purpose 0 to disable a    
,/ate f depriv+ n m]ely a citiz5 ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 b any p]son1 :oev] he may
 be1 ( life1 lib]ty & prop]ty )\t due   
process & to ensure t ev5 ! l[e/ & mo/  
despis$ ( ! human race 7 gu>ante$ equal 
protection2 ,:]eas ,repres5tative       
,?addeus ,/ev5s call$ ! ,am5dm5t a      
sup]/ructure ( p]fect equality ( e human
 be+ be=e ! law2 ( imp>tial protection  
to ev]yone 9 ^: brea/ ,god _h plac$ an  
immortal s\l2 ,:]eas ! draft]s &        
ratifi]s ( ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t expect$ !

 ,am5dm5t to apply n only to fre$m5 &   
,black ,am]icans1 b to e memb] ( ! human
 species )9 ! jurisdictional rea* ( !   
,con/itution1 !y int5tionally select$ ! 
expansive language ( any p]son1 to      
ensure t no ,/ate w\ld ev] aga9 subject 
any class ( p]sons to inf]ior &         
invidi\sly discrim9atory treatm5t2      
,:]eas a m$ical & sci5tific cons5sus    
exi/s e/abli%+ t ea* human be+ beg9s 8  
or h] life cycle at f]tilization2 ,:]eas
 abortion1 ! use or prescription ( any  
in/rum5t1 m$ic9e1 drug1 or any o!r      
sub/ance or device1 to int5tionally kill
 ! unborn *ild ( a woman kn[n to be     
pregnant1 is de/ructive to ! life1      
heal?1 p]sonal security1 & well-be+ ( ! 
unborn *ild2 ,:]eas unborn *ildr5 h     
morally & legally protectable int]e/s 9 
life1 heal?1 p]sonal security1 &        
well-be+2 ,:]eas at lea/ #ch ,/ates &   
?is ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 7section #ahda (   
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 h fetal 
homicide laws t provide = prosecution ( 
crim9als :o kill an unborn *ild dur+ !  

commission ( a crime2 ,:]eas 9          
recognition ( ! unborn *ild's "r to     
life1 ! common law1 ,/ate law1 & ,f$]al 
law 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 section #ceif7;b771  
all prohibit imposition ( ! dea? p5alty 
on a pregnant woman :o has be5 convict$ 
( a capital crime2 ,:]eas ,/ate laws &  
,f$]al judicial decisions all[+ abortion
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates d5i$ con/itutional   
rights to unborn *ildr51 caus+ ! tragic 
& unspeakable loss ( m ?an sixty million
 *ildr5 be=e bir?1 increas+ ! pressure &
 angui% ( c\ntless wom5 & girls :o are  
driv5 to abortion1 & *eap5+ our respect 
= ! human p]son & ! sanctity ( human    
life2 ,:]eas no?+ 9 ! ,supreme ,c\rt's  
decision 9 ,dobbs v4 ,jackson ,wom5's   
,heal? ,organization prev5ts ,congress f
 recogniz+ ! legal & con/itutional      
p]sonhood ( unborn *ildr51 & inde$1     
c5tral to ! ,dobbs hold+ 0 ! fact t     
abortion t]m9ates ! life ( an unborn    
human be+2 & ,:]eas ,presid5t ,ronald   
,reagan decl>$ 9 8 #aihh ,proclamation (
 a ,national ,sanctity ( ,human ,life   

,day t our nation _c cont9ue d[n ! pa? (
 abortion1 s radically at odds ) our    
hi/ory1 our h]itage1 & our concepts (   
ju/ice1 & t ! well-be+ & ! future ( our 
c\ntry1 dem& t protection ( ! innoc5ts  
mu/ be gu>ante$ & t ! p]sonhood ( !     
unborn be decl>$ & def5d$ ?r\gh\t our   
l&3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 def9es ! t]m     
unborn p]son or unborn *ild1 z us$ 9 ?is
 ,resolution1 to mean ! unborn (fspr+ ( 
human be+s ( ! species ,homo sapi5s f ! 
beg9n+ ( ! biological developm5t ( t    
human be+1 f f]tilization1 ?r\gh\t      
pregnancy until live bir?1 includ+ !    
human conceptus1 zygote1 morula1        
bla/ocy/1 embryo1 & fetus2  7#b7 f9ds & 
decl>es bas$ on s\nd hi/orical1 m$ical1 
& sci5tific evid5ce t-- 7,a7 ! life (   
ea* human p]son beg9s at f]tilization   
7or ! functional equival5t !re(72  7,b7 
human p]sons at e /age ( developm5t be=e
 bir? h moral & legally protectable     
int]e/s 9 life1 heal?1 & well-be+2  7,c7
 ! ^w p]son1 z us$ 9 ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t

 to ! ,con/itution1 _h a settl$ public  
mean+ t includ$ any *ild liv+ 9 ! womb1 
& ! draft]s & ratifi]s ( ! ,am5dm5t     
int5d$ to include all human be+s        
7includ+ unborn *ildr57 )9 ! scope ( !  
,am5dm5t's protective embrace2  7,d7    
p]missive ,/ate abortion laws deprive an
 unborn human p]son ( ! "r to life & !  
enjoym5t ( ! equal protection ( ! laws  
gu>ante$ by ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t2 &  7,e7
 ! int5tional de/ruction ( human life   
prior to bir? ?r\gh abortion is inimical
 to our national values1 hi/ory1 & s5se 
( ju/ice2  7#c7 ackn[l$ges our          
con/itutional duty & solemn obligation  
to gu>antee ! equal protection ( ! laws 
to e unborn *ild )9 ! jurisdictional &  
geographic rea* ( ! ,con/itution1 :i*   
%all n be con/ru$ to p]mit ! prosecution
 ( any woman = ! dea? ( h] unborn *ild2 
&  7#d7 calls ^u ! ,congress to enact   
congru5t & proportional legislation to  
en=ce ! ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5t's gu>antee (  
equal protection = unborn *ildr5        
nationwide1 & ^u ! ,supreme ,c\rt to    

ackn[l$ge & v9dicate ! "r ( unborn      
*ildr5 to ! enjoym5t ( ! equal          
protection ( ! laws 9 e ,/ate & ,f$]al  
t]ritory4