House
File
2372
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2372
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2206)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
nonconsensual
termination
of
a
human
1
pregnancy,
and
providing
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
5672HV
(1)
89
pf/rh
H.F.
2372
Section
1.
Section
707.8,
subsection
3,
Code
2022,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
a.
A
person
who
intentionally
terminates
a
human
3
pregnancy
without
the
knowledge
and
voluntary
consent
of
the
4
pregnant
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
felony.
5
b.
A
person
who
attempts
to
intentionally
terminate
a
human
6
pregnancy
without
the
knowledge
and
voluntary
consent
of
the
7
pregnant
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony.
8
EXPLANATION
9
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11
This
bill
relates
to
the
nonconsensual
termination
of
a
12
human
pregnancy.
13
Current
law
provides
that
a
person
who
intentionally
14
terminates
a
human
pregnancy
without
the
knowledge
and
15
voluntary
consent
of
the
pregnant
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
16
“C”
felony.
A
class
“C”
felony
is
punishable
by
confinement
17
for
no
more
than
10
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$1,370
but
not
18
more
than
$13,660.
19
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
who
attempts
to
20
intentionally
terminate
a
human
pregnancy
without
the
knowledge
21
and
voluntary
consent
of
the
pregnant
person
is
guilty
of
22
a
class
“D”
felony.
A
class
“D”
felony
is
punishable
by
23
confinement
for
no
more
than
five
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
24
$1,025
but
not
more
than
$10,245.
25
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