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Introduced Version
HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION No. 4
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION
Citations Affected: Article 1 of the Constitution of the State of
Indiana.
Synopsis: Rights of an unborn child. Provides that the rights set forth
in the Indiana Constitution and the Indiana Code apply to an unborn
child as soon as the unborn child's mother is aware that she is pregnant.
Effective: This proposed amendment must be agreed to by two
consecutive general assemblies and ratified by a majority of the state's
voters voting on the question to be effective.
Hostettler
January 14, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
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 Introduced
First Regular Session of the 122nd General Assembly (2021)
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HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION No. 4
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to Article 1 of
the Constitution of the State of Indiana concerning the rights of an
unborn child.
Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of the
2 State of Indiana is proposed and agreed to by this, the One Hundred
3 Twenty-Second General Assembly of the State of Indiana, and is
4 referred to the next General Assembly for reconsideration and
5 agreement.
6 SECTION 2. ARTICLE 1 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
7 STATE OF INDIANA IS AMENDED BY ADDING A NEW
8 SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Section 40. All rights set forth
9 in this Constitution and the Indiana Code apply to an unborn child
10 as soon as the unborn child's mother is aware that she is pregnant.
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