Sanctity of Human Life Act

Not to be confused with Sanctity of Life Act.

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.

Sanctity of Human Life Act

Long title	An act to provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with fertilization
Announced in	the 112th United States Congress
Sponsored by	Paul Broun
Number of co-sponsors	65
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 212 by Paul Broun on January 7, 2011 Committee consideration by Committee on the Judiciary

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.