To replace references to "fetus" in Federal law with references to "unborn child", and for other purposes.
Recognizing the Unborn Act of 2021
This bill replaces the term fetus with unborn child throughout federal law, including provisions relating to abortions and medical research. The bill also creates a default statutory definition for unborn child: a child in utero, or a member of the species Homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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