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Culture & Conversation Sexual Health
Iowa No Constitutional Right to Abortion Resolution (SJR 9)
This law was last updated on Mar 8, 2019
This law is Anti–Choice
Number
SJR 9
Status
Proposed
Proposed
Jan 24, 2019
Sponsors
Primary Sponsors: 29
Total Sponsors: 29
Full Bill Text
SJR 9 proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa specifying that the constitution does not secure or protect a right to abortion or require the funding of abortion.
If adopted, the amendment would be referred to the next general assembly for adoption a second time before being submitted to the electorate for ratification.
Related Legislation
Companion resolution to HJR 5.
Replaced by SJR 21.
Latest Action
1/24/19 – Introduced; referred State Government Committee.
People
Primary Sponsor
- Chris Cournoyer
- Annette Sweeney
- Carrie Koelker
- Zach Whiting
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks
- Zach Nunn
- Tim Kraayenbrink
- Tom Shipley
- Julian Garrett
- Waylon Brown
- Dan Dawson
- Jeff Edler
- Thomas Greene
- Mark Lofgren
- James Carlin
- Craig Johnson
- Jake Chapman
- Randy Feenstra
- Amy Sinclair
- Mark Segebart
- Mark Costello
- Jerry Behn
- Michael Breitbach
- Dennis Guth
- Tim L. Kapucian
- Roby Smith
- Jason Schultz
- Ken Rozenboom
- Brad Zaun
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