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Prohibiting certain actions relating to abortifacient drugs in the state, and providing penalties
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2023
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary It is illegal for anyone in Iowa to make, sell, or give out drugs used to end a pregnancy. People who break this law could face prison time and large fines, but the law does not punish women who use these drugs. This rule does not stop people from using birth control before they become pregnant.1
Read the official explanation
This bill provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, it is unlawful for any person to manufacture, distribute, prescribe, dispense, sell, or transfer generic or non-generic abortifacient drugs in the state. A person who violates the bill is guilty of a class “C” felony. A class “C” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than years and a fine of at least $1,370 but not more than $13,660. The bill shall not be construed to impose civil or criminal liability on a woman upon whom an abortion is performed or attempted in which an abortifacient drug otherwise prohibited under the bill is used. Additionally, the bill shall not be construed to prohibit the sale, use, prescription, or administration of any contraceptive agent administered prior to conception or before a pregnancy can be confirmed through conventional medical testing. The bill makes a conforming change in the Code to eliminate a reference to an abortifacient drug prohibited under the bill.
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- HF 331 Prohibiting certain actions relating to abortifacient drugs in the state, and providing pe…89th General Assembly · In committee · same titleCleared committee
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