House
Joint
Resolution
9
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Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
9
BY
KONFRST
,
JAMES
,
STECKMAN
,
CAHILL
,
LEVIN
,
NIELSEN
,
KURTH
,
AMOS
JR.
,
SCHEETZ
,
MADISON
,
WILSON
,
BUCK
,
CROKEN
,
BAGNIEWSKI
,
FORBES
,
BAETH
,
GAINES
,
ZABNER
,
GJERDE
,
JACOBY
,
STAED
,
KRESSIG
,
EHLERT
,
ABDUL-SAMAD
,
B.
MEYER
,
OLSON
,
BROWN-POWERS
,
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
,
SCHOLTEN
,
WILBURN
,
and
MATSON
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
right
to
reproductive
2
care.
3
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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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.
Right
to
reproductive
care.
5
1.
The
state
shall
not
deny
or
interfere
with
an
6
individual’s
reproductive
freedom
and
an
individual’s
most
7
private
decisions
concerning
reproductive
freedom
shall
not
be
8
infringed.
Reproductive
freedom
includes
but
is
not
limited
9
to
prenatal
care,
childbirth,
postpartum
care,
contraception,
10
sterilization,
abortion
care,
miscarriage
management,
and
11
infertility
care.
The
sovereign
state
of
Iowa
affirms
12
and
recognizes
the
right
to
reproductive
freedom
to
be
a
13
fundamental
individual
right.
14
2.
An
individual’s
right
to
reproductive
freedom
shall
not
15
be
denied,
burdened,
or
infringed
upon
unless
justified
by
a
16
compelling
state
interest
achieved
by
the
least
restrictive
17
means.
Notwithstanding
the
provisions
of
this
subsection,
the
18
state
may
regulate
the
provision
of
abortion
care
after
fetal
19
viability,
provided
that
under
no
circumstance
shall
the
state
20
prohibit
an
abortion
that,
in
the
professional
judgment
of
an
21
attending
health
care
professional,
is
medically
indicated
to
22
protect
the
life
or
physical
or
mental
health
of
the
pregnant
23
individual.
24
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
25
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
26
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
27
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
28
published
as
provided
by
law
for
three
consecutive
months
29
previous
to
the
date
of
that
election.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
34
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
right
to
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reproductive
care
specifying:
1
1.
The
state
shall
not
deny
or
interfere
with
an
2
individual’s
reproductive
freedom
and
an
individual’s
most
3
private
decisions
concerning
reproductive
freedom
shall
not
be
4
infringed.
Reproductive
freedom
includes
but
is
not
limited
5
to
prenatal
care,
childbirth,
postpartum
care,
contraception,
6
sterilization,
abortion
care,
miscarriage
management,
and
7
infertility
care.
The
sovereign
state
of
Iowa
affirms
8
and
recognizes
the
right
to
reproductive
freedom
to
be
a
9
fundamental
individual
right.
10
2.
An
individual’s
right
to
reproductive
freedom
shall
not
11
be
denied,
burdened,
or
infringed
upon
unless
justified
by
a
12
compelling
state
interest
achieved
by
the
least
restrictive
13
means.
Notwithstanding
the
provisions
of
this
subsection,
the
14
state
may
regulate
the
provision
of
abortion
care
after
fetal
15
viability,
provided
that
under
no
circumstance
shall
the
state
16
prohibit
an
abortion
that,
in
the
professional
judgment
of
an
17
attending
health
care
professional,
is
medically
indicated
to
18
protect
the
life
or
physical
or
mental
health
of
the
pregnant
19
individual.
20
The
joint
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
21
then
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(91st)
for
adoption,
22
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
23
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