The Sanctity of Human Life Act[1] was a proposed piece of U.S. federal abortion legislation which would have conferred the status of full legal personhood on embryos beginning at fertilization or cloning.
Its 64 cosponsors, all Republicans,[2] included Todd Akin, whose comments about rape and abortion caused political controversy later in 2012, and the 2012 Republican presidential running mate Paul Ryan.[3][4]
It should not be confused with the "Sanctity of Life Act", which was a different bill introduced in its 2011 (112th Congress) version by Ron Paul with no cosponsors.
References
- ^ "H.R.212 -- Sanctity of Human Life Act (112th Congress)". Archived from the original on 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
- ^ "H.R. 212: Sanctity of Human Life Act". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ Jeremy B. White (2012-08-21). "Akin Remarks Illuminate Paul Ryan's Abortion Views". International Business Times. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- ^ Greg Sargent (2012-08-20). "How bad is the Ryan-Akin anti-abortion bill?". The Plum Line. The Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-08-23.