Expressing the postition of the House of Delegates of West Virginia that unborn children are legal and constitutional persons entitled to the equal protection of the laws

HCR 58 is a West Virginia House Concurrent Resolution expressing the legislature’s position that unborn children are "legal and constitutional persons" entitled to equal protection under the 14th Amendment. It states the legislature finds that human life begins at fertilization, unborn children have legally protectable rights to life and health, and the 14th Amendment’s "person" language historically included unborn children. The resolution does not change any laws or create new legal obligations; it is a symbolic statement of legislative position. It calls on Congress to enforce the 14th Amendment’s protections for unborn children, but remains non-binding.