House
File
2235
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2235
BY
WINDSCHITL
,
SCHULTZ
,
HAGENOW
,
SODERBERG
,
DE
BOEF
,
DOLECHECK
,
SORENSON
,
HUSEMAN
,
ALONS
,
RAYHONS
,
L.
MILLER
,
ROBERTS
,
and
CHAMBERS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
use
of
federal
health
care
reform
1
funding
for
abortions,
and
including
effective
date
2
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
FEDERAL
HEALTH
CARE
REFORM
MEASURES
——
1
PROHIBITION
OF
FUNDING
FOR
ABORTIONS.
2
1.
The
use
of
funds
appropriated
under
or
appropriated
3
to
any
trust
fund
pursuant
to
the
federal
Affordable
Health
4
Care
for
Americans
Act,
the
federal
Patient
Protection
and
5
Affordable
Care
Act,
or
any
successor
legislation,
shall
be
6
restricted
in
this
state
as
follows:
7
a.
Such
funds
shall
not
be
expended
for
any
abortion
in
this
8
state.
9
b.
Such
funds
shall
not
be
expended
for
health
insurance
10
coverage,
health
benefits,
or
health
services
that
include
11
coverage
for
abortion,
provided
through
a
contract
or
other
12
arrangement
with
a
carrier
as
defined
in
section
513B.2.
13
2.
The
restrictions
of
this
section
shall
not
apply
to
the
14
use
of
such
funds
for
an
abortion
if
the
woman
suffers
from
15
a
physical
disorder,
physical
injury,
or
physical
illness,
16
including
a
life-endangering
physical
condition
caused
by
or
17
arising
from
the
pregnancy
itself,
that
would,
as
certified
18
by
a
physician,
place
the
woman
in
danger
of
death
unless
an
19
abortion
is
performed.
20
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
21
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
22
EXPLANATION
23
This
bill
restricts
the
use
of
funds
appropriated
under
24
or
appropriated
to
any
trust
fund
pursuant
to
federal
health
25
care
reform
legislation
for
use
in
this
state,
by
prohibiting
26
expenditure
of
such
funds
for
an
abortion
in
the
state
and
for
27
health
insurance
coverage,
health
benefits,
or
health
services
28
that
include
coverage
for
abortion,
provided
by
a
carrier.
The
29
restrictions
do
not
apply,
however,
if
the
woman
suffers
from
30
a
physical
disorder,
physical
injury,
or
physical
illness,
31
including
a
life-endangering
physical
condition
caused
by
or
32
arising
from
the
pregnancy
itself,
that
would,
as
certified
33
by
a
physician,
place
the
woman
in
danger
of
death
unless
an
34
abortion
is
performed.
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The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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