S. 3667

119 S3667 IS: Life at Conception Act of 2026
 U.S. Senate
 2026-01-15
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 3667  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 15, 2026   Mr. Rounds  (for himself,  Mrs. Blackburn ,  Mr. Kennedy ,  Mr. Wicker ,  Mr. Tuberville ,  Mr. Cramer ,  Mr. Hagerty ,  Mr. Crapo ,  Mr. Banks ,  Mr. Hoeven , and  Mr. Daines ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Life at Conception Act of 2026  .
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.
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.