House Joint Resolution 5 H-1525 Amend the Senate amendment, H-1357, to House Joint 1 Resolution 5, as passed by the House, as follows: 2 1. Page 1, by striking lines 1 through 26 and inserting 3 < Amend House Joint Resolution 5, as passed by the House, as 4 follows: 5 < ___. By striking everything after the resolving clause and 6 inserting: 7 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 8 the State of Iowa is proposed: 9 Article I of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended 10 by adding the following new section: 11 Sec. 26. Life. To defend the dignity of all human life and 12 protect unborn children from efforts to expand abortion even to 13 the point of birth, we the people of the State of Iowa declare 14 that this Constitution does not recognize, grant, or secure a 15 right to abortion or require the public funding of abortion. 16 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing amendment 17 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the 18 general assembly to be chosen at the next general election for 19 members of the general assembly, and shall be published as 20 provided by law for three consecutive months previous to the 21 date of that election. >> 22 ______________________________ HOLT of Crawford -1- H 1357.2511 (1) 89 pf/rh 1/ 1 #1.