Bill Text: IA SJR2001 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to medical freedom.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-15 - Subcommittee reassigned: Johnson, Bisignano, and Koelker. S.J. 293. [SJR2001 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SJR2001-Introduced.html
Senate
Joint
Resolution
2001
-
Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
2001
BY
CARLIN
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
medical
freedom.
2
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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2001
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.
27.
The
right
to
medical
freedom.
The
right
of
a
5
person
to
refuse
any
medical
procedure,
treatment,
injection,
6
vaccine,
or
prophylactic
shall
not
be
questioned
or
interfered
7
with
in
any
manner.
Equality
of
rights
under
the
law
shall
not
8
be
denied
or
abridged
to
any
person
in
this
state
because
of
9
the
exercise
of
the
right
under
this
section.
10
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
11
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
12
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
13
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
14
published
as
provided
by
law
for
three
consecutive
months
15
previous
to
the
date
of
that
election.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
20
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
specifying
that
the
right
of
21
a
person
to
refuse
any
medical
procedure,
treatment,
injection,
22
vaccine,
or
prophylactic
shall
not
be
questioned
or
interfered
23
with
in
any
manner.
Equality
of
rights
under
the
law
shall
not
24
be
denied
or
abridged
to
any
person
in
this
state
because
of
25
the
exercise
of
the
right
under
this
section.
26
The
joint
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
27
then
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(90th)
for
adoption,
28
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
29
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