House
File
2142
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2142
BY
HEARTSILL
,
FISHER
,
SALMON
,
HOLT
,
WINDSCHITL
,
GUSTAFSON
,
WILLS
,
LANDON
,
FRY
,
ROGERS
,
and
KOOIKER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
protection
of
life
beginning
at
1
conception,
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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2142
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
1.19
Rights
and
protections
1
beginning
at
conception.
2
The
sovereign
state
of
Iowa
recognizes
that
life
is
valued
3
and
protected
from
the
moment
of
conception,
and
each
life,
4
from
that
moment,
is
accorded
the
same
rights
and
protections
5
guaranteed
to
all
persons
by
the
Constitution
of
the
United
6
States,
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa,
and
the
laws
of
7
this
state.
The
Iowa
supreme
court
shall
not
have
appellate
8
jurisdiction
over
the
provisions
of
this
section.
9
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
10
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
establishes
that
the
sovereign
state
of
Iowa
15
recognizes
that
life
is
valued
and
protected
from
the
moment
16
of
conception
and
each
life
is
accorded
the
same
rights
and
17
protections
guaranteed
to
all
persons
by
the
constitutions
of
18
the
state
of
Iowa
and
the
United
States,
and
by
the
laws
of
19
the
state.
The
bill
also
provides
that
the
Iowa
supreme
court
20
does
not
have
appellate
jurisdiction
over
the
provisions
of
the
21
bill.
22
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
23
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