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Between 1973 and 2003, the National Committee for a Human Life Amendment reports a total of 330 proposals using varying texts, with most dying in committee. The only version of the Human Life Amendment to reach a formal floor vote was the Hatch-Eagleton Amendment, which received 49 supporting votes in the Senate on June 28, 1983, falling 18 ...
The National Conference of Catholic Bishops launched a campaign to amend the United States Constitution by enacting a Human Life Amendment that not only invalidated Roe v. Wade but also prohibited both the US Congress and the States from legalizing abortion in the United States.
A national convention, called by Congress for this purpose, on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the states (34 since 1959). [2] [3] This option has never been used. To become part of the Constitution, an amendment must be ratified by three-fourths of the states (38 since 1959) by either (as determined by Congress):
The Amendment says: “To protect human life, nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to secure or protect a right to abortion or require the funding of abortion.”
As we gather today for the 52nd annual March for Life – the world’s largest annual human rights demonstration – we mark a time of new beginnings. Earlier this week our country welcomed a new ...
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A national convention, called by Congress for this purpose, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds (presently 34) of the states. [3] [4] The latter procedure has never been used. To become part of the Constitution, an adopted amendment must be ratified by either: The legislatures of three-fourths (presently 38) of the states; or
Letters to the Editor: Want to be pro-life? Then you must be pro-reproductive rights, pro-health care, pro-availability of contraceptives, and pro-sex education. Vote no on Amendment #2 like your ...