Senate
Joint
Resolution
9
-
Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
9
BY
GUTH
,
ZAUN
,
ROZENBOOM
,
CHELGREN
,
SEGEBART
,
JOHNSON
,
SINCLAIR
,
KRAAYENBRINK
,
and
SENG
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
unalienable
right
to
2
life.
3
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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S.J.R.
9
Section
1.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
1
the
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
2
Article
I
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
3
by
adding
the
following
new
section:
4
Unalienable
right
to
life.
SEC.
26.
The
unalienable
right
5
to
life
of
every
person
at
any
stage
of
development
shall
be
6
recognized
and
protected.
7
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
8
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
9
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
10
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly
and
the
secretary
11
of
state
is
directed
to
cause
the
proposed
amendment
to
be
12
published
for
three
consecutive
months
previous
to
the
date
of
13
that
election
as
provided
by
law.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
18
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
unalienable
19
right
to
life
of
every
person
at
any
stage
of
development.
The
20
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
referred
21
to
the
next
general
assembly
for
adoption
a
second
time
before
22
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
23
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