| Sanctity of Human Life Act | |
| Fullname: | An act to provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with fertilization |
| Introduced In The: | 112th |
| Sponsored By: | Paul Broun |
| Number Of Co-Sponsors: | 65 |
| Introducedin: | House |
| Introducedby: | Paul Broun |
| Introduceddate: | January 7, 2011 |
| Committees: | Committee on the Judiciary |
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.