House Amendment 1763


PAG LIN




     1  1    Amend Senate File 478, as amended, passed, and
     1  2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
     1  3 #1.  Page 54, by inserting after line 1 the
     1  4 following:
     1  5    <Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  598C.1  UNBORN CHILD ==
     1  6 FINDINGS == RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, AND IMMUNITIES == NO
     1  7 CAUSE OF ACTION.
     1  8    1.  The general assembly of this state finds all of
     1  9 the following:
     1 10    a.  The life of each human being begins at
     1 11 conception.
     1 12    b.  An unborn child has protectable interests in
     1 13 life, health, and well=being.
     1 14    c.  The biological parent of an unborn child has
     1 15 protectable interests in the life, health, and
     1 16 well=being of the unborn child.
     1 17    2.  The laws of this state shall be interpreted and
     1 18 construed to acknowledge on behalf of an unborn child
     1 19 at every stage of development, all the rights,
     1 20 privileges, and immunities available to other persons,
     1 21 citizens, and residents of this state.
     1 22    3.  As used in this section, "unborn child" means
     1 23 the offspring of a human being from the moment of
     1 24 conception until birth at every stage of biological
     1 25 development.
     1 26    4.  Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to
     1 27 create a cause of action against a woman for
     1 28 indirectly harming the woman's unborn child by failing
     1 29 to properly care for herself or by failing to follow
     1 30 any particular program of prenatal care.>
     1 31 #2.  By renumbering as necessary.
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     1 35 SCHULTZ of Crawford
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     1 39 WINDSCHITL of Harrison
     1 40 SF 478.208 83
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