Complete Bill History



Senate File 38       



                                    SENATE FILE       
                                    BY  JOHNSON, SORENSON,
                                        FEENSTRA, ANDERSON,
                                        ZAUN, BOETTGER,
                                        SEYMOUR, and BEHN

                                         A BILL FOR

     1 An Act relating to the use of federal health care reform
     2    funding for abortions, and including effective date
     3    provisions.
     4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  FEDERAL HEALTH CARE REFORM MEASURES ==
  1  2 PROHIBITION OF FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS.
  1  3    1.  The use of funds appropriated under or appropriated
  1  4 to any trust fund pursuant to the federal Patient Protection
  1  5 and Affordable Care Act, the federal Health Care and Education
  1  6 Reconciliation Act of 2010, or any successor legislation, shall
  1  7 be restricted in this state as follows:
  1  8    a.  Such funds shall not be expended for any abortion in this
  1  9 state.
  1 10    b.  Such funds shall not be expended for health insurance
  1 11 coverage, health benefits, or health services that include
  1 12 coverage for abortion, provided through a contract or other
  1 13 arrangement with a carrier as defined in section 513B.2.
  1 14    2.  The restrictions of this section shall not apply to the
  1 15 use of such funds for an abortion if the woman suffers from
  1 16 a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness,
  1 17 including a life=endangering physical condition caused by or
  1 18 arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified
  1 19 by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an
  1 20 abortion is performed.
  1 21    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This Act, being deemed of
  1 22 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  1 23                           EXPLANATION
  1 24    This bill restricts the use of funds appropriated under
  1 25 or appropriated to any trust fund pursuant to federal health
  1 26 care reform legislation for use in this state, by prohibiting
  1 27 expenditure of such funds for an abortion in the state and for
  1 28 health insurance coverage, health benefits, or health services
  1 29 that include coverage for abortion, provided by a carrier. The
  1 30 restrictions do not apply, however, if the woman suffers from
  1 31 a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness,
  1 32 including a life=endangering physical condition caused by or
  1 33 arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified
  1 34 by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an
  1 35 abortion is performed.
  2  1 The bill takes effect upon enactment.
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