House
Joint
Resolution
5
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Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
5
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
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HSB
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HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
that
the
Constitution
of
the
State
2
of
Iowa
does
not
recognize,
grant,
or
secure
a
right
to
3
abortion
or
require
the
public
funding
of
abortion.
4
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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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
Sec.
26.
To
defend
and
protect
unborn
children,
we
the
5
people
of
the
State
of
Iowa
declare
that
this
Constitution
does
6
not
recognize,
grant,
or
secure
a
right
to
abortion
or
require
7
the
public
funding
of
abortion.
8
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
amendment
9
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
to
the
10
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
election
for
11
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
published
as
12
provided
by
law
for
three
consecutive
months
previous
to
the
13
date
of
that
election.
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
specifying
that
“to
defend
19
and
protect
unborn
children,
we
the
people
of
the
State
of
Iowa
20
declare
that
this
Constitution
does
not
recognize,
grant,
or
21
secure
a
right
to
abortion
or
require
the
public
funding
of
22
abortion”.
23
The
joint
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
24
then
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(90th)
for
adoption,
25
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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