Bill Text: IA HSB577 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa that nothing in the Constitution of the State of Iowa shall be construed to recognize, grant, or secure a right to abortion or to require the public funding of abortion.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2020-02-12 - Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 265. [HSB577 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HSB577-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
577
-
Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
RESOLUTION
BY
CHAIRPERSON
HOLT)
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
that
nothing
in
the
Constitution
of
the
2
State
of
Iowa
shall
be
construed
to
recognize,
grant,
or
3
secure
a
right
to
abortion
or
to
require
the
public
funding
4
of
abortion.
5
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.
No
right
to
abortion
or
required
public
funding
5
of
abortion.
To
defend
the
dignity
of
all
human
life,
and
to
6
protect
mothers
and
unborn
children
from
efforts
to
expand
7
abortion
even
to
the
day
of
birth,
we
the
people
of
the
State
of
8
Iowa
declare
that
this
Constitution
shall
not
be
construed
to
9
recognize,
grant,
or
secure
a
right
to
abortion
or
to
require
10
the
public
funding
of
abortion.
11
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
amendment
12
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
to
the
13
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
election
for
14
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
published
as
15
provided
by
law
for
three
consecutive
months
previous
to
the
16
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
specifying
that
to
“defend
22
the
dignity
of
all
human
life,
and
to
protect
mothers
and
23
unborn
children
from
efforts
to
expand
abortion
even
to
the
day
24
of
birth,
we
the
people
of
the
State
of
Iowa
declare
that
this
25
Constitution
shall
not
be
construed
to
recognize,
grant,
or
26
secure
a
right
to
abortion
or
to
require
the
public
funding
of
27
abortion”.
28
The
joint
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
29
then
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(89th)
for
adoption,
30
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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