HF 2142 (LSB 5217YH (2) 86)

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 conception, and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  1.19  Rights and protections beginning at conception.
   The sovereign state of Iowa recognizes that life is valued and protected from the moment of conception, and each life, from that moment, is accorded the same rights and protections guaranteed to all persons by the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of Iowa, and the laws of this state. The Iowa supreme court shall not have appellate jurisdiction over the provisions of this section.
    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill establishes that the sovereign state of Iowa recognizes that life is valued and protected from the moment of conception and each life is accorded the same rights and protections guaranteed to all persons by the constitutions of the state of Iowa and the United States, and by the laws of the state. The bill also provides that the Iowa supreme court does not have appellate jurisdiction over the provisions of the bill.
   The bill takes effect upon enactment.