Senate File 233 - Introduced





                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY JOHNSON, ZAUN, FEENSTRA,
                                          BOETTGER, BEHN, KETTERING,
                                          REYNOLDS, KAPUCIAN, SEYMOUR,
                                          and WIECK


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the determination of when life begins and
  2    acknowledging the rights, privileges, and immunities of an
  3    unborn child.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 1829XS 83
  6 pf/nh/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  598C.1  UNBORN CHILD == FINDINGS
  1  2 == RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, AND IMMUNITIES == NO CAUSE OF ACTION.
  1  3    1.  The general assembly of this state finds all of the
  1  4 following:
  1  5    a.  The life of each human being begins at conception.
  1  6    b.  An unborn child has protectable interests in life,
  1  7 health, and well=being.
  1  8    c.  The biological parent of an unborn child has
  1  9 protectable interests in the life, health, and well=being of
  1 10 the unborn child.
  1 11    2.  The laws of this state shall be interpreted and
  1 12 construed to acknowledge on behalf of an unborn child at every
  1 13 stage of development, all the rights, privileges, and
  1 14 immunities available to other persons, citizens, and residents
  1 15 of this state.
  1 16    3.  As used in this section, "unborn child" means the
  1 17 offspring of a human being from the moment of conception until
  1 18 birth at every stage of biological development.
  1 19    4.  Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to create
  1 20 a cause of action against a woman for indirectly harming the
  1 21 woman's unborn child by failing to properly care for herself
  1 22 or by failing to follow any particular program of prenatal
  1 23 care.
  1 24                           EXPLANATION
  1 25    This bill relates to the determination of when the life of
  1 26 a human being begins and the rights, privileges, and
  1 27 immunities ascribed to an unborn child and the interests of
  1 28 the unborn child's biological parents.
  1 29    The bill provides findings including that the life of each
  1 30 human being begins at conception; an unborn child has
  1 31 protectable interests in life, health, and well=being; and the
  1 32 biological parent of an unborn child has protectable interests
  1 33 in the life, health, and well=being of the unborn child.
  1 34    The bill provides that the laws of the state of Iowa are to
  1 35 be interpreted and construed to acknowledge on behalf of an
  2  1 unborn child all the rights, privileges, and immunities
  2  2 available to other persons, citizens, and residents of Iowa.
  2  3    Under the bill, "unborn child" means the offspring of a
  2  4 human being from the moment of conception until birth at every
  2  5 stage of biological development.
  2  6    The bill provides that the provisions of the bill are not
  2  7 to be interpreted to create a cause of action against a woman
  2  8 for indirectly harming the woman's unborn child by failing to
  2  9 properly care for herself or by failing to follow any
  2 10 particular program of prenatal care.
  2 11 LSB 1829XS 83
  2 12 pf/nh/14.1