A bill for an act relating to the treatment of an unborn child for the purposes of damages for wrongful death, homicide and related crimes, and assault, making penalties applicable, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

Summary

The measure amends Iowa statutes so that an unborn child is treated as a person for wrongful‑death damages, homicide and assault crimes. It defines an unborn child as any human organism from fertilization to fetal death or live birth and applies the same legal penalties as for a born person, except for deaths caused by life‑saving medical procedures or miscarriages. The bill seeks to give unborn children equal legal protection and to shield pregnant women from pressure to abort.

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