HF 2210: Relating to abortion complications and statistical reporting, and providing penalties

What it does

This bill relates to abortion complications and statistical reporting. Under the bill, a health care provider or medical facility that provides care to a woman who reports any complication, requires medical treatment, or suffers death that the health care provider or medical facility has reason to believe is a primary, secondary, or tertiary result of an abortion, shall file a written report with DPH. The report shall be completed and signed by the health care provider or medical facility that attended the woman and shall be transmitted to DPH within days of the death of the woman or of discharge of the woman reporting or being treated for complications.

House subcommittee · named February 2, 2022

• Rep. Anne Osmundson (R)
• Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R) · shannon.lundgren@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) · beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 5 against

For: Concerned Women For America of Iowa; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Right to Life Committee; Iowans for LIFE; Lutheran Family Service; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: Family Planning Council of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa; Planned Parenthood North Central States

In plain words

1. February 2, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Human Resources committee
2. February 2, 2022House subcommittee named: Osmundson, Lundgren and Wessel-Kroeschell
3. February 10, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes