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
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Became law
Apr 12, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 12, 2000
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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