82R7405 CBE-F
By: Landtroop H.C.R. No. 57
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Living beings possess identifiable properties
through which "life," as given by God, can be defined, including a
complex organization, a metabolism, a responsiveness to stimuli,
and an ability to grow and adapt to the environment; and
WHEREAS, All men are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable rights; the development of a human life is set in motion
from the moment of fertilization, when genetic information is
gathered inside a cell; and
WHEREAS, In both the Penal Code and the Civil Practice and
Remedies Code, state law already provides protection for "an unborn
child at every stage of gestation from fertilization until birth";
and
WHEREAS, Protecting the lives of individuals as willed by
their Creator is an important responsibility of government, and the
policy of this state is to protect life at every stage, including
from fertilization to birth; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby formally express its position that the life of an individual
begins at conception.