House File 2073 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2073 BY WINDSCHITL , FISHER , COSTELLO , HANUSA , LANDON , GASSMAN , HUSEMAN , BRANDENBURG , KLEIN , ROGERS , HESS , JORGENSEN , MAXWELL , SODERBERG , SALMON , SHEETS , PETTENGILL , HEARTSILL , and SCHULTZ A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use of telecommunications technology in 1 terminations of pregnancies, and providing penalties. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5558YH (3) 85 pf/nh

H.F. 2073 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 146A.1 Prohibition of termination 1 of pregnancy by telecommunications technology —— penalty. 2 A person shall not cause to be dispensed to a pregnant woman, 3 via telecommunications technology including but not limited 4 to a webcam or teleconferencing, any chemical agent or drug 5 designed to terminate a human pregnancy with the intent that 6 the pregnant woman will use the chemical agent or drug to 7 terminate the woman’s pregnancy. A person who violates this 8 section is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. 9 EXPLANATION 10 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 11 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 12 This bill relates to the use of telecommunications 13 technology in the termination of a pregnancy. The bill 14 prohibits a person from causing to be dispensed to a pregnant 15 woman, via telecommunications technology including but not 16 limited to a webcam or teleconferencing, any chemical agent or 17 drug designed to terminate a human pregnancy with the intent 18 that the pregnant woman will use the chemical agent or drug to 19 terminate the woman’s pregnancy. A person who violates the 20 bill is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. A serious misdemeanor 21 is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a 22 fine of at least $315 but not more than $1,875. 23 -1- LSB 5558YH (3) 85 pf/nh 1/ 1