Iowa HF106 amends the wrongful death statute to include unborn children as persons for survival and cause of action purposes.
Iowa HF106 modifies the wrongful death statute to ensure that unborn children are recognized as persons for the purposes of survival and bringing a cause of action. This means that if an unborn child is wrongfully killed, their legal status as a person allows for the continuation of any legal action related to their death. The bill defines "unborn child" as an individual organism of the species homo sapiens from fertilization to live birth.
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