HF 423 (LSB 2055YH (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 423

BY  SHIPLEY

A BILL FOR

An Act prohibiting certain actions relating to abortifacient drugs in the state, and providing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 144.29A, subsection 1, paragraph k, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
   k.  The method used for an induced termination, including whether mifepristone was used.
    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  146F.1  Abortifacient drugs —— prohibited in the state.
   1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, it is unlawful for any person to manufacture, distribute, prescribe, dispense, sell, or transfer mifepristone, mifegyne, or mifeprex, or any substantially similar generic or nongeneric abortifacient drug in the state.
   2.  A person who violates this section is guilty of a class “C” felony.
   3.  This section shall not be construed to impose civil or criminal liability on a woman upon whom an abortion is performed or attempted in which an abortifacient drug otherwise prohibited under this section is used.
   4.  This section shall not be construed to prohibit the sale, use, prescription, or administration of any contraceptive agent administered prior to conception or before a pregnancy can be confirmed through conventional medical testing.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, it is unlawful for any person to manufacture, distribute, prescribe, dispense, sell, or transfer generic or nongeneric abortifacient drugs in the state. A person who violates the bill is guilty of a class “C” felony. A class “C” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than 10 years and a fine of at least $1,370 but not more than $13,660.
   The bill shall not be construed to impose civil or criminal liability on a woman upon whom an abortion is performed or attempted in which an abortifacient drug otherwise prohibited under the bill is used. Additionally, the bill shall not be construed to prohibit the sale, use, prescription, or administration of any contraceptive agent administered prior to conception or before a pregnancy can be confirmed through conventional medical testing.
   The bill makes a conforming change in the Code to eliminate a reference to an abortifacient drug prohibited under the bill.