Senate Amendment to House Joint Resolution 5 H-1357 Amend House Joint Resolution 5, as passed by the House, as 1 follows: 2 1. By striking everything after the resolving clause and 3 inserting: 4 < Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 5 the State of Iowa is proposed: 6 Article I of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended 7 by adding the following new section: 8 Sec. 26. Protection of life. To defend the dignity of all 9 human life, and to protect mothers and unborn children from 10 efforts to expand abortion even to the day of birth, we the 11 people of the State of Iowa declare that this Constitution 12 shall not be construed to recognize, grant, or secure a right 13 to abortion or to require the public funding of abortion. 14 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing amendment 15 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the 16 general assembly to be chosen at the next general election for 17 members of the general assembly, and shall be published as 18 provided by law for three consecutive months previous to the 19 date of that election. > 20 2. Title page, by striking lines 1 through 4 and inserting 21 < A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution 22 of the State of Iowa to protect life by declaring that the 23 Constitution of the State of Iowa shall not be construed to 24 recognize, grant, or secure a right to abortion or to require 25 the public funding of abortion. > 26 -1- HJR5.1836.S (1) 89 mb 1/ 1 #1.