UNBORN CHILDREN'S CIVIL RIGHTS ACT (S.40)

Dear Fellow American:

Vital legislation has been introduced by the House of Representatives to protect America's most vulnerable citizens, the unborn. While similar legislation has been introduced in the past, it often went unnoticed because the number of advocates demanding abortion at any time, for any reason.

Despite a recent glut of horrific news stories which emphasize how human life, especially unborn life, is now held in complete disregard, abortion advocates still insist that an annual death toll of 1.5 million abortions and the murderous practice of partial-birth abortion are "harmless."

We must respectfully disagree. We urge your support for the following legislation, the text of which has been faithfully presented for your review:

Unborn Children's Civil Rights Act" (S.40)

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the `Unborn Children's Civil Rights Act'.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds that-
  1. scientific evidence demonstrates that abortion takes the life of an unborn child who is a living human being;
  2. a right to abortion is not secured by the Constitution;
  3. in the cases of Roe v. Wade (410 U.S. 113 (1973)) and Doe v. Bolton (410 U.S. 179 (1973)) the Supreme Court erred in not recognizing the humanity of the unborn child and the compelling interest of the States in protecting the life of each person before birth.


SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ABORTION. No funds appropriated by Congress shall be used to take the life of an unborn child, except that such funds may be used only for those medical procedures required to prevent the death of either the pregnant woman or her unborn child so long as every reasonable effort is made to preserve the life of each.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO ENCOURAGE OR PROMOTE ABORTION. No funds appropriated by Congress shall be used to promote, encourage, counsel for, refer for, pay for (including travel expenses), or do research on, any procedure to take the life of an unborn child, except that such funds may be used in connection with only those medical procedures required to prevent the death of either the pregnant woman or her unborn child so long as every reasonable effort is made to preserve the life of each.

SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON ENTERING INTO CERTAIN INSURANCE CONTRACTS. Neither the United States, nor any agency or department thereof shall enter into any contract for insurance that provides for payment or reimbursement for any procedure to take the life of an unborn child, except that the United States, or an agency or department thereof may enter into contracts for payment or reimbursement for only those medical procedures required to prevent the death of either the pregnant woman or her unborn child so long as every reasonable effort is made to preserve the life of each.

SEC. 6. LIMITATIONS ON RECIPIENTS OF FEDERAL FUNDS. No institution, organization, or other entity receiving Federal financial assistance shall-
  1. discriminate against any employee, applicant for employment, student, or applicant for admission as a student on the basis of such person's opposition to procedures to take the life of an unborn child or to counseling for or assisting in such procedures;
  2. require any employee or student to participate, directly or indirectly, in a health insurance program which includes procedures to take the life of an unborn child or which provides counseling or referral for such procedures; or
  3. require any employee or student to participate, directly or indirectly, in procedures to take the life of an unborn child or in counseling, referral, or any other administrative arrangements for such procedures.


SEC. 7. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN ATTORNEY'S FEES. Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, attorneys' fees shall not be allowable in any civil action in Federal court involving, directly or indirectly, a law, ordinance, regulation, or rule prohibiting or restricting procedures to take the life of an unborn child.

SEC. 8. APPEALS OF CERTAIN CASES. Chapter 81 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1251, the following:

`1251. Appeals of certain cases. `Notwithstanding the absence of the United States as a party, if any State or any subdivision of any State enforces or enacts a law, ordinance, regulation, or rule prohibiting procedures to take the life of an unborn child, and such law, ordinance, regulation, or rule is declared unconstitutional in an interlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order of any court of the United States, any party in such a case may appeal such case to the Supreme Court, notwithstanding any other provision of law.'.

CIVIL RIGHTS OF INFANTS ACT (S.41)

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the `Civil Rights of Infants Act'.

SEC. 2. DEPRIVING PERSONS OF THE EQUAL PROTECTION OF LAWS BEFORE BIRTH. Section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983) is amended-

(1) by inserting `(a)' before `Every person'; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

`(b) For purposes of subsection (a), it shall be a deprivation of a `right' secured by the laws of the United States for an individual to perform an abortion with the knowledge that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion solely because of the gender of the fetus. No pregnant woman who seeks to obtain an abortion solely because of the gender of the fetus shall be liable for such abortion in any manner under this section.'.

If you agree with the above legislation, please print out a copy, complete the information below, and send it to one of the following representatives sponsoring the bills:

Rep. J.C. Watts, OK

Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, MO

1210 Longworth House Office Building

132 Cannon House Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20515

Washington, DC 20515
   

Rep. James L. Oberstar, MN

Rep. Chris Smith, NJ

2366 Rayburn House Office Building

2370 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

Washington, DC 20515
   

Rep. Hunter Duncan, CA

  

2265 Rayburn House Office Building

  

Washington, DC 20515

  


While e-mails can be deleted and telephone calls ignored, each letter represents an unborn child. Let's fill the House floor with thousands of letters in the hopes of saving thousands of children.

 

I support S.40 "Unborn Children's Civil Rights Act" and S.41 "Civil Rights of Infants Act"

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