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RandySF

(84,398 posts) Tue Feb 17, 2026, 05:13 PM Feb 17

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Proposed Iowa Bill Would Make Elective Abortion a Class A Felony

(Des Moines, IA) -- A bill introduced in the Iowa Legislature would make elective abortion at any stage of pregnancy a crime.

House File 2332 reclassifies feticide as a Class A felony, punishable by life in prison without parole.

The bill defines an elective abortion as using or any drug, instrument, or substance to intentionally terminate a pregnancy. Exceptions include miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies, and procedures needed to save the life of the pregnant woman.

It also expands Iowa’s existing feticide law to begin at conception.

https://kfab.iheart.com/content/2026-02-09-proposed-iowa-bill-would-make-elective-abortion-a-class-a-felony/

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This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Feb 17 #1

If it begins at conception the father played a role in this situation bucolic_frolic Feb 17 #2

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bucolic_frolic

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2. If it begins at conception the father played a role in this situation

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Tue Feb 17, 2026, 05:26 PM

Feb 17

Accomplices matter. Failure to control and prevent crime.

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