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HJRES 380 97th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Abortion Abortion, Birth Control, and Family Planning Constitution and constitutional amendments Constitutional amendments Women's rights

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.

Introduced: December 16, 1981 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Dec 23, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Dec 16, 1981
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Dec 16, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - States that for the purposes of the fifth and fourteenth amendments to the Constitution, the word "person" applies to all human beings without regard to age, health, function, or condition of dependency.

Declares that no unborn person shall be deprived of life by any person, but permits a law allowing justification to be shown for medical procedures required to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or her unborn offspring, if this law requires every reasonable effort to be made to preserve the life of each.

What's happening now December 23, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 137 Identical bill A joint resolution to amend the Constitution to preserve the right to life.
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 10, 1982
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 380: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-380/
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"H.J. Res. 380: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-380/.
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H.J. Res. 380, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-380/.
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[H.J. Res. 380: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-380/)
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