(Des Moines, IA) — The Iowa House has passed a bill that would raise penalties for the death of an “Unborn Person.” Story County Democratic Representative Beth-Wessel Kroeschell says this bill could put medical procedures like in-vitro fertilization at risk, much like an Alabama Supreme Court ruling did last month.
“This bill will create the same chaos in Iowa, limiting the ability for Iowans to build their families and their futures,” stated Kroeschell.
Sioux County Republican Representative Skylar Wheeler says this bill isn’t about IVF.
“This bill is very simple, it increases penalties for killing a mother and/or her unborn baby,” said Wheeler. “You should face some pretty stiff penalties for that.”
Two Republicans joined all Democrats in voting against the bill. It now heads to the Iowa Senate.
