Bill Text: IA HJR5 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to medical treatment.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-08 - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 265. [HJR5 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HJR5-Introduced.html
House
Joint
Resolution
5
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Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
5
BY
SHIPLEY
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
medical
treatment.
2
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.
Medical
treatment.
The
right
of
a
person
to
refuse
5
any
medical
procedure,
treatment,
injection,
device,
vaccine,
6
or
prophylactic
shall
not
be
questioned
or
interfered
with
in
7
any
manner.
Equality
of
rights
and
liberty
under
the
law
and
8
in
the
domain
of
public
accommodations
shall
not
be
denied,
9
abridged,
or
restricted
due
to
the
exercise
of
the
right
under
10
this
section.
11
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
12
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
13
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
14
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
15
published
as
provided
by
law
for
three
consecutive
months
16
previous
to
the
date
of
that
election.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
21
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
medical
22
treatment
specifying
“The
right
of
a
person
to
refuse
any
23
medical
procedure,
treatment,
injection,
device,
vaccine,
or
24
prophylactic
shall
not
be
questioned
or
interfered
with
in
25
any
manner.
Equality
of
rights
and
liberty
under
the
law
and
26
in
the
domain
of
public
accommodations
shall
not
be
denied,
27
abridged,
or
restricted
due
to
the
exercise
of
the
right
under
28
this
section.”
29
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
30
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(91st)
for
adoption
31
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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