Bill Text: IA SSB1170 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the nonconsensual termination of and serious injury to a human pregnancy, and providing penalties.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2019-02-21 - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [SSB1170 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SSB1170-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1170
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
ZAUN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
nonconsensual
termination
of
and
serious
1
injury
to
a
human
pregnancy,
and
providing
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
707.8,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2019,
1
are
amended
by
striking
the
subsections
and
inserting
in
lieu
2
thereof
the
following:
3
1.
A
person
who
knew
or
reasonably
should
have
known
that
a
4
person
was
pregnant
is
guilty
of
a
class
“A”
felony
under
any
5
of
the
following
circumstances:
6
a.
The
person
intended
to
cause
the
death
of
or
serious
7
bodily
injury
to
the
pregnant
person
or
to
terminate
or
cause
8
serious
injury
to
the
human
pregnancy,
and
without
the
pregnant
9
person’s
consent,
terminates
the
human
pregnancy.
10
b.
The
person
knew
or
reasonably
should
have
known
that
the
11
person’s
actions
would
cause
the
death
of
or
serious
bodily
12
injury
to
the
pregnant
person
or
would
terminate
or
cause
13
serious
injury
to
the
human
pregnancy,
and
without
the
pregnant
14
person’s
consent,
terminates
the
human
pregnancy.
15
2.
A
person
who
knew
or
reasonably
should
have
known
that
16
a
person
was
pregnant
is
guilty
of
a
class
“A”
felony
if
17
the
person,
without
specific
intent
to
cause
the
death
of
or
18
serious
bodily
injury
to
the
pregnant
person
or
to
terminate
19
or
cause
serious
injury
to
the
human
pregnancy,
terminates
the
20
human
pregnancy
without
the
pregnant
person’s
consent,
during
21
the
commission
of
a
felony.
22
Sec.
2.
Section
707.8,
subsections
3
and
4,
Code
2019,
are
23
amended
to
read
as
follows:
24
3.
A
person
who
intentionally
terminates
a
human
pregnancy
25
without
the
knowledge
and
voluntary
consent
of
the
pregnant
26
person
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
“B”
felony.
27
4.
A
person
who
unintentionally
terminates
a
human
28
pregnancy
by
any
of
the
means
provided
pursuant
to
section
29
707.6A,
subsection
1
,
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
“B”
felony.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
This
bill
relates
to
nonconsensual
termination
of
and
34
serious
injury
to
a
human
pregnancy.
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The
bill
strikes
current
provisions
relating
to
the
1
termination
of
a
human
pregnancy
without
the
consent
of
the
2
pregnant
person
during
the
commission
of
a
forcible
felony
or
3
during
the
commission
of
a
felony
or
felonious
assault.
The
4
bill
instead
provides
that
a
person
who
knew
or
reasonably
5
should
have
known
that
a
person
was
pregnant
is
guilty
of
a
6
class
“A”
felony
if
either
(1)
the
person
intended
to
cause
the
7
death
of
or
serious
bodily
injury
to
the
pregnant
person
or
to
8
terminate
or
cause
serious
injury
to
the
human
pregnancy,
and
9
without
the
pregnant
person’s
consent,
terminates
the
human
10
pregnancy,
or
(2)
the
person
knew
or
reasonably
should
have
11
known
the
person’s
actions
would
cause
the
death
of
or
serious
12
bodily
injury
to
the
pregnant
person
or
would
terminate
or
13
cause
serious
injury
to
the
human
pregnancy,
and
without
the
14
pregnant
person’s
consent,
terminates
the
human
pregnancy.
15
Additionally,
the
bill
provides
that
a
person
who
knew
or
16
reasonably
should
have
known
that
a
person
was
pregnant
is
17
guilty
of
a
class
“A”
felony
if
the
person,
without
specific
18
intent
to
cause
the
death
of
or
serious
bodily
injury
to
the
19
pregnant
person
or
to
terminate
or
cause
serious
injury
to
the
20
human
pregnancy,
terminates
the
human
pregnancy,
without
the
21
pregnant
person’s
consent,
during
the
commission
of
a
felony.
22
The
bill
also
increases
the
penalty
for
a
person
who
23
unintentionally
terminates
a
human
pregnancy
by
any
of
24
the
means
provided
pursuant
to
Code
section
707.6A(1),
25
(unintentionally
causing
the
death
of
another
by
operating
26
a
motor
vehicle
while
intoxicated)
and
for
a
person
who
27
intentionally
terminates
a
human
pregnancy
without
the
28
voluntary
and
informed
consent
of
the
pregnant
person
from
a
29
class
“C”
felony
to
a
class
“B”
felony.
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