💊GOP Pushes Federal Abortion Ban Through "Fetal Personhood"
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Rep. Eric Burlison's H.R. 722, introduced January 24 with 68 co-sponsors, declares fertilized eggs are "persons" under the 14th Amendment—effectively banning all abortion, IVF, and potentially contraception nationwide while opening the door to prosecute women for miscarriages.
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Why This Matters
Your Reproductive Freedom:
H.R. 722 would criminalize all abortion nationwide by declaring embryos are people—meaning rape victims, women with deadly pregnancies, and mothers facing miscarriage could face murder charges
IVF Destruction:
The bill would end in vitro fertilization since creating embryos that don't implant becomes "homicide"—destroying fertility treatments for couples desperately trying to have children
Contraception Risk:
Birth control pills and IUDs that prevent implantation could become illegal "murder weapons" under fetal personhood—government control over your most basic medical decisions
Religious Extremism:
Burlison explicitly cites God in his justification, using government to impose Christian nationalist beliefs on Americans of all faiths while claiming "constitutional authority"
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Which Missouri representative introduced the Life at Conception Act (H.R. 722)?
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How many House co-sponsors initially signed onto H.R. 722?
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The bill defines human life as beginning at which moment?
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Which anti-abortion groups have endorsed H.R. 722?
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The bill's definition of "State" includes which territories?
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What Supreme Court decision does Burlison claim left unresolved questions about personhood?
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Students for Life Action called H.R. 722 the "gold standard" for what reason?
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Which state recently passed a similar fetal personhood measure that H.R. 722 could strengthen?
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H.R. 722 claims Congress has constitutional authority under which Article I power?
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Which constitutional amendment does H.R. 722 claim to implement?
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Congress claims authority under which section of the 14th Amendment to pass this law?
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What does Burlison say makes human life "sacred" in his bill justification?
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At what moment does H.R. 722 declare that constitutional rights are "vested" in human beings?
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The bill would only affect abortion access and not other reproductive technologies.
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The 2024 Republican Party platform explicitly endorses the Life at Conception Act.
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The Vitae Foundation supports H.R. 722 as protecting "pre-born human beings."
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Similar fetal personhood bills have been successfully enacted as federal law previously.
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