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HCONRES 305 106th Congress House Health Abortion Brain Brain death Death Evidence (Law) Humans Law

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity should be considered conclusive evidence of human life for legal purposes.

Introduced: April 12, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 12, 2000
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the presence of brain activity and spontaneous cardiac activity should be considered conclusive evidence for all legal purposes of the presence of human life, without regard to age, health, defects, or condition of dependency; (2) the absence of such activity, other than an irreversible cessation of these activities, should not be considered conclusive evidence for legal purposes that a human life is not present; and (3) the Constitution protects all human life in the United States.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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