Senate
File
253
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
253
BY
CHAPMAN
,
ANDERSON
,
CHELGREN
,
EDLER
,
COSTELLO
,
GUTH
,
BERTRAND
,
FEENSTRA
,
C.
JOHNSON
,
KRAAYENBRINK
,
SINCLAIR
,
BEHN
,
SEGEBART
,
BREITBACH
,
ROZENBOOM
,
GREENE
,
LOFGREN
,
SCHULTZ
,
D.
JOHNSON
,
SMITH
,
and
ZAUN
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:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
1.19
Rights
and
protections
1
beginning
at
conception
——
construction.
2
1.
The
sovereign
state
of
Iowa
recognizes
that
life
is
3
valued
and
protected
from
the
moment
of
conception,
and
4
each
life,
from
that
moment,
is
accorded
the
same
rights
and
5
protections
guaranteed
to
all
persons
by
the
Constitution
of
6
the
United
States,
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa,
and
7
the
laws
of
this
state.
8
2.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
create
or
9
recognize
a
right
to
an
abortion,
to
impose
civil
or
criminal
10
liability
on
a
woman
upon
whom
an
abortion
is
performed,
or
to
11
prohibit
the
use
of
any
means
of
contraception.
12
3.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section:
13
a.
“Abortifacient”
means
a
method
of
inhibiting
the
14
development
of
a
human
pregnancy
at
any
stage
following
15
conception.
16
b.
“Abortion”
means
as
defined
in
section
146.1.
17
c.
“Conception”
means
the
process
of
combining
the
male
18
gamete,
or
sperm,
with
the
female
gamete,
or
ovum,
resulting
19
in
a
fertilized
ovum
or
zygote.
20
d.
“Contraception”
means
a
method
of
inhibiting
the
21
development
of
a
human
pregnancy
at
any
stage
prior
to
22
conception.
“Contraception”
does
not
include
an
abortifacient.
23
Sec.
2.
APPELLATE
JURISDICTION.
The
Iowa
supreme
court
24
shall
not
have
appellate
jurisdiction
over
the
provisions
of
25
this
Act.
26
Sec.
3.
SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE.
If
any
provision
of
this
27
Act
or
its
application
to
any
person
or
circumstance
is
held
28
invalid,
the
invalidity
does
not
affect
other
provisions
or
29
application
of
this
Act
which
can
be
given
effect
without
30
the
invalid
provision
or
application,
and
to
this
end
the
31
provisions
of
this
Act
are
severable.
32
Sec.
4.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
33
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
34
EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
This
bill
relates
to
the
protection
of
life
beginning
at
3
conception.
4
The
bill
provides
that
the
sovereign
state
of
Iowa
5
recognizes
that
life
is
valued
and
protected
from
the
moment
6
of
conception
and
each
life
is
accorded
the
same
rights
and
7
protections
guaranteed
to
all
persons
by
the
constitutions
of
8
the
state
of
Iowa
and
the
United
States,
and
by
the
laws
of
the
9
state.
10
The
bill
provides
that
notwithstanding
any
other
law
to
11
the
contrary,
the
bill
is
not
to
be
construed
to
create
or
12
recognize
a
right
to
an
abortion;
to
impose
civil
or
criminal
13
liability
on
a
woman
upon
whom
an
abortion
is
performed;
14
or
to
prohibit
the
use
of
any
means
of
contraception.
The
15
bill
defines
“abortifacient”,
abortion”,
“conception”,
and
16
“contraception”
for
the
purposes
of
the
bill.
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