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House File 235 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to the restrictions on distribution of certain
2public funds for abortion.
3BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 146B.1 Abortions — restrictions —
2public funds.
31. For the purposes of this chapter:
4a. “Abortion” means as defined in section 146.1.
5b. “Health care facility” means as defined in section
6135C.1.
7c. “Public funds” means state, county, or local government
8moneys authorized or appropriated pursuant to state law or
9derived from any fund in which such moneys are deposited.
10“Public funds” does not include federal moneys received by the
11state under Title X of the federal Public Health Service Act
12as specified in 42 U.S.C. §300 et seq.for family planning
13services; the personal responsibility education program
14as specified in 42 U.S.C. §713; the separate program for
15abstinence education as specified in 42 U.S.C. §710; or through
16the temporary assistance for needy families program for the
17community adolescent pregnancy prevention program.
182. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
19contrary, public funds shall not be expended for the purpose
20of providing abortions.
213. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
22contrary, health care services furnished by or in a health
23care facility owned or operated by the state or a county or
24local government entity or by a physician or other individual
25employed by the state or a county or local government entity
26to provide health care services within the scope of practice
27and employment of the individual shall not include provision
28of abortions.
294. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
30contrary, any amount paid by an individual or an entity during
31a taxable year for an abortion or as premiums for health care
32coverage that includes coverage for abortions is not tax
33deductible under chapter 422.
345. This chapter shall not be construed to apply to any of
35the following:
-1- 1a. The treatment of any infection, injury, disease,
2or disorder that has been caused by or exacerbated by the
3performance of an abortion, whether the abortion was performed
4in accordance with state and federal law or whether funding for
5the abortion is permissible under this section.
6b. An abortion when the woman suffers from a physical
7disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as
8certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death
9unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering
10physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy
11itself.
12c. The treatment of a woman for a spontaneous abortion,
13commonly known as a miscarriage.
14EXPLANATION
15The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
16the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
17This bill creates a new Code chapter 146B, providing
18restrictions on the expenditure of public funds for abortions
19notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary.
20The bill defines “abortion”, “health care facility”, and
21“public funds” for the purposes of the new Code chapter.
22Public funds are prohibited from being expended for the
23purpose of providing abortions.
24The new Code chapter prohibits health care services
25furnished by or in a health care facility owned or operated
26by the state or a county or local government entity or by a
27physician or other individual employed by the state or a county
28or local government entity to provide health care services
29within the scope of practice and employment of the individual
30from including the provision of abortions.
31Any amount paid by an individual or an entity during a
32taxable year for an abortion or as premiums for health care
33coverage that includes coverage for abortions is not tax
34deductible under Code chapter 422.
35The new Code chapter is not to be construed to apply to
-2-1the treatment of any infection, injury, disease, or disorder
2that has been caused by or exacerbated by the performance of
3an abortion, whether the abortion was performed in accordance
4with state and federal law or whether funding for the abortion
5is permissible under the Code chapter; an abortion when the
6woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or
7physical illness that would, as certified by a physician, place
8the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed,
9including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or
10arising from the pregnancy itself; or the treatment of a woman
11for a miscarriage.
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2public funds for abortion.
3BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 146B.1 Abortions — restrictions —
2public funds.
31. For the purposes of this chapter:
4a. “Abortion” means as defined in section 146.1.
5b. “Health care facility” means as defined in section
6135C.1.
7c. “Public funds” means state, county, or local government
8moneys authorized or appropriated pursuant to state law or
9derived from any fund in which such moneys are deposited.
10“Public funds” does not include federal moneys received by the
11state under Title X of the federal Public Health Service Act
12as specified in 42 U.S.C. §300 et seq.for family planning
13services; the personal responsibility education program
14as specified in 42 U.S.C. §713; the separate program for
15abstinence education as specified in 42 U.S.C. §710; or through
16the temporary assistance for needy families program for the
17community adolescent pregnancy prevention program.
182. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
19contrary, public funds shall not be expended for the purpose
20of providing abortions.
213. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
22contrary, health care services furnished by or in a health
23care facility owned or operated by the state or a county or
24local government entity or by a physician or other individual
25employed by the state or a county or local government entity
26to provide health care services within the scope of practice
27and employment of the individual shall not include provision
28of abortions.
294. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
30contrary, any amount paid by an individual or an entity during
31a taxable year for an abortion or as premiums for health care
32coverage that includes coverage for abortions is not tax
33deductible under chapter 422.
345. This chapter shall not be construed to apply to any of
35the following:
-1- 1a. The treatment of any infection, injury, disease,
2or disorder that has been caused by or exacerbated by the
3performance of an abortion, whether the abortion was performed
4in accordance with state and federal law or whether funding for
5the abortion is permissible under this section.
6b. An abortion when the woman suffers from a physical
7disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as
8certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death
9unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering
10physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy
11itself.
12c. The treatment of a woman for a spontaneous abortion,
13commonly known as a miscarriage.
14EXPLANATION
15The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
16the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
17This bill creates a new Code chapter 146B, providing
18restrictions on the expenditure of public funds for abortions
19notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary.
20The bill defines “abortion”, “health care facility”, and
21“public funds” for the purposes of the new Code chapter.
22Public funds are prohibited from being expended for the
23purpose of providing abortions.
24The new Code chapter prohibits health care services
25furnished by or in a health care facility owned or operated
26by the state or a county or local government entity or by a
27physician or other individual employed by the state or a county
28or local government entity to provide health care services
29within the scope of practice and employment of the individual
30from including the provision of abortions.
31Any amount paid by an individual or an entity during a
32taxable year for an abortion or as premiums for health care
33coverage that includes coverage for abortions is not tax
34deductible under Code chapter 422.
35The new Code chapter is not to be construed to apply to
-2-1the treatment of any infection, injury, disease, or disorder
2that has been caused by or exacerbated by the performance of
3an abortion, whether the abortion was performed in accordance
4with state and federal law or whether funding for the abortion
5is permissible under the Code chapter; an abortion when the
6woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or
7physical illness that would, as certified by a physician, place
8the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed,
9including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or
10arising from the pregnancy itself; or the treatment of a woman
11for a miscarriage.
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