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house of delegates resolutions
11-1
POSTPONED INDEFINITELY

Amends Constitution to Include Language on Protection for the Unborn

PROPOSAL: Amends §1.2 of the Constitution to include the following language as one of the purposes of the Association: “to defend the right to life of all innocent human beings, including all those conceived but not yet born.”

§1.2 Purposes. The purposes of the Association are to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States and maintain representa­tive government; to defend the right to life of all innocent human beings, including all those conceived but not yet born; to advance the science of jurisprudence; to promote through­out the nation the administration of justice and the uniformity of legislation and of judicial decisions; to uphold the honor of the profes­sion of law; to apply the knowledge and experi­ence of the profession to the promotion of the public good; to encourage cordial intercourse among the members of the American bar; and to correlate and promote the activities of the bar organizations in the nation within these purposes and in the interests of the profession and of the public.

§1.2 Purposes. The purposes of the Association are to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States and maintain representa­tive government; to defend the right to life of all innocent human beings, including all those conceived but not yet born; to advance the science of jurisprudence; to promote through­out the nation the administration of justice and the uniformity of legislation and of judicial decisions; to uphold the honor of the profes­sion of law; to apply the knowledge and experi­ence of the profession to the promotion of the public good; to encourage cordial intercourse among the members of the American bar; and to correlate and promote the activities of the bar organizations in the nation within these purposes and in the interests of the profession and of the public.