Iowa HF 423: A bill for an act relating to the delegation of authority by a psychologist to perform certain services.

Bill Text

House
File
423
-
Introduced

HOUSE
FILE
423

BY
SHIPLEY

A
BILL
FOR

An
Act
prohibiting
certain
actions
relating
to
abortifacient
1

drugs
in
the
state,
and
providing
penalties.
2

BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3

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Section
1.
Section
144.29A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
k,
Code
1

2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2

k.
The
method
used
for
an
induced
termination
,
including

3

whether
mifepristone
was
used
.
4

Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION

.
146F.1
Abortifacient
drugs
——
5

prohibited
in
the
state.
6

1.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
7

contrary,
it
is
unlawful
for
any
person
to
manufacture,
8

distribute,
prescribe,
dispense,
sell,
or
transfer
9

mifepristone,
mifegyne,
or
mifeprex,
or
any
substantially
10

similar
generic
or
nongeneric
abortifacient
drug
in
the
state.
11

2.
A
person
who
violates
this
section
is
guilty
of
a
class
12

“C”
felony.
13

3.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
impose
civil
14

or
criminal
liability
on
a
woman
upon
whom
an
abortion
is
15

performed
or
attempted
in
which
an
abortifacient
drug
otherwise
16

prohibited
under
this
section
is
used.
17

4.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
prohibit
the
sale,
18

use,
prescription,
or
administration
of
any
contraceptive
agent
19

administered
prior
to
conception
or
before
a
pregnancy
can
be
20

confirmed
through
conventional
medical
testing.
21

EXPLANATION
22

The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23

the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24

This
bill
provides
that
notwithstanding
any
other
provision
25

of
law
to
the
contrary,
it
is
unlawful
for
any
person
to
26

manufacture,
distribute,
prescribe,
dispense,
sell,
or
transfer
27

generic
or
nongeneric
abortifacient
drugs
in
the
state.
A
28

person
who
violates
the
bill
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
felony.
29

A
class
“C”
felony
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
30

than
10
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$1,370
but
not
more
than
31

$13,660.
32

The
bill
shall
not
be
construed
to
impose
civil
or
criminal
33

liability
on
a
woman
upon
whom
an
abortion
is
performed
or
34

attempted
in
which
an
abortifacient
drug
otherwise
prohibited
35

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under
the
bill
is
used.
Additionally,
the
bill
shall
not
1

be
construed
to
prohibit
the
sale,
use,
prescription,
or
2

administration
of
any
contraceptive
agent
administered
prior
3

to
conception
or
before
a
pregnancy
can
be
confirmed
through
4

conventional
medical
testing.
5

The
bill
makes
a
conforming
change
in
the
Code
to
eliminate
a
6

reference
to
an
abortifacient
drug
prohibited
under
the
bill.
7

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