HJR 5 (LSB 1207HV (5) 89)

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION  OF THE STATE OF IOWA THAT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE  OF IOWA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE, GRANT, OR SECURE A RIGHT TO  ABORTION OR REQUIRE THE PUBLIC FUNDING OF ABORTION.  

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  The following amendment to the Constitution of  the State of Iowa is proposed: 
   Article I of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended  by adding the following new section: 
   Sec. 26.  Life.  To defend the dignity of all human life and  protect unborn children from efforts to expand abortion even to  the point of birth, we the people of the State of Iowa declare  that this Constitution does not recognize, grant, or secure a  right to abortion or require the public funding of abortion. 

    Sec. 2.
  REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION.
  The foregoing amendment  to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the  general assembly to be chosen at the next general election for  members of the general assembly, and shall be published as  provided by law for three consecutive months previous to the  date of that election. 

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PAT GRASSLEY
Speaker of the House

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JAKE CHAPMAN
President of the Senate

   I hereby certify that this joint resolution originated in the House and is known as House Joint Resolution 5, Eighty-ninth General Assembly.

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MEGHAN NELSON
Chief Clerk of the House