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Iowa House subcommittee passes bill declaring life begins at conception
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| Last Edited | COSDem Feb 14, 2011 07:12pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| News Date | Tuesday, February 15, 2011 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A bill declaring that life is protected from the moment of conception was approved today by an Iowa House subcommittee, although it faces an uncertain future before the full Iowa Legislature.
The bill, House File 153, is proposed by state Rep. Kim Pearson,a Pleasant Hill Republican, She supported it along with Rep. David Heaton, a Mount Pleasant Republican. It was opposed by Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, an Ames Democrat. The measure declares that “life is valued and protected” beginning at conception and is accorded all the same rights and protections guaranteed to all persons by the U.S. Constitution and the laws of Iowa.
Although the bill is aimed at banning abortions, it does not declare specific penalties for those who provide abortions. Pearson said she believed doctors who perform abortions could be charged with a crime under her bill. But a woman who received an abortion could be considered less culpable depending upon the circumstances involved, she said in an interview after the meeting. |
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