Unborn children; construing the word 'person' under Virginia law to include. (HB1440)

Introduced By

Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Construing the word "person" under Virginia law, including, but not limited to Va. Code Ann. 8.01-50, to include unborn children. Read the Bill »

Status

02/17/2011: Failed to Pass in Committee

History

DateAction
11/10/2010Committee
11/10/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100880D
11/10/2010Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/04/2011Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2011Committee substitute printed 11104892D-H1
02/06/2011Read first time
02/07/2011Read second time
02/07/2011Committee substitute agreed to 11104892D-H1
02/07/2011Pending question ordered
02/07/2011Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1440H1
02/08/2011Read third time and passed House (62-Y 36-N 1-A)
02/08/2011VOTE: PASSAGE (62-Y 36-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/09/2011Constitutional reading dispensed
02/09/2011Referred to Committee on Education and Health
02/17/2011Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (10-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 13 clips in all, totaling 22 minutes.

Comments

Bearing Drift, tracking this bill in Photosynthesis, notes:

Bearing Drift supports the 'personhood' amendment. We believe that life begins at conception and that this life should be protected.

Isaac Adams writes:

To change the legal definition of person is dangerous. At what point does an unborn child become an unborn child. I believe life starts in the womb, but how will this definition of personhood change liability outside of abortion. These are important questions that need to be addressed.

cindi writes:

Will Virginia add a "Fetus" to their health insurance pool? Is the usage of a condom pre meditated murder? How about birth control pills, do you consider the useage of those pre meditated murder?If life begins a conception any means to prevent that life would be murder. . .This bill is ludicrous.