Information about the vote from special interest groups and other information providers in our Report Cards:
American Civil Liberties Union
H.R. 503 - Anti-Choice Vote.
The House passed a covert assault on reproductive rights called the "Unborn Victims of Violence Act." Written with the assistance of the National Right to Life Committee, this bill would be the first federal law to recognize a fetus at any stage of development, from conception forward, as an independent "victim" of a crime.Family Research Council
Unborn Victims of Violence Act.
The House passed H.R. 503, to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect unborn children from assault and murder.American Conservative Union
Fetal Protection.
Passage of a bill making it a criminal offense to injure or kill a fetus during the commission of a violent crime. The bill excludes consensual abortion and the death penalty could not be imposed under the bill. The bill passed.Americans for Democratic Action
HR 503. Fetal Protection.
Passage of the bill to make it a criminal offense to injure or kill a fetus during the commission of a violent federal crime. The measure would establish criminal penalties equal to those that would apply if the injury or death occurred to a pregnant woman, regardless of the perpetrator’s knowledge of the pregnancy or intent to harm the fetus. The bill states that its provisions should not be interpreted to apply to consensual abortion or to a woman’s actions with respect to her pregnancy. The death penalty could not be imposed under this bill. Passed.NARAL Pro-Choice America
Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2001. HR 503.
Final passage of the Graham (R-SC) bill to make it a crime to cause the death or injury of an "unborn child" who is "in utero." The bill would recognize for the first time, a zygote, blastocyst, embryo, or fetus as an independent victim of a crime, with rights separate and equal to those of a woman and worthy of legal protection. Passed.National Right to Life Committee
Unborn Victims of Violence Act: passage.
The Unborn Victims of Violence Act (H.R. 503) recognizes a child in utero as a victim when he or she is injured in a federal crime of violence. The House passed H.R. 503.Christian Coalition
Unborn Victims of Violence Act.
The House passed H.R. 503, to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect unborn children from assault and murder.Democrats.com
Fetal Personhood.
The House voted to impose criminal penalties for killing or injuring a "child who is in utero at the time the conduct takes place." The so-called "child" can be no more than a fertilized egg. This bill is just an updated version of the 1980''s "Human Life Amendment" to the Constitution, which would have declared that "life begins at conception," so abortion would be treated as a criminal act of murder.Eagle Forum
Unborn Victims of Violence Act.
Passage of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (H.R. 503. Bill passed the House.Hadassah
Unborn Victims of Violence Act.
The House passed H.R.503 to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect unborn children from assault and murder.