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Iowa ‘Personhood’ Bill (SF 253)
This law was last updated on Sep 6, 2018
This law is Anti–Choice
Number
SF 253
Status
Failed to Pass
Proposed
Feb 14, 2017
Sponsors
Primary Sponsors: 21
Total Sponsors: 21
Topics
PersonhoodFull Bill Text
SF 253 would recognize that life is valued and protected from the moment of conception, and each life, from that moment, is accorded the same rights and protections guaranteed to all persons by the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of Iowa, and the laws of Iowa.
The bill would prohibit the Iowa supreme court from having appellate jurisdiction over the provisions of this Act.
Related Legislation
Companion bill to HF 297.
Similar to SF 417, which failed to pass in 2015.
Similar to HF 171, HF 138, SJR 10, and HJR 12, all of which failed to pass in 2013.
People
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