Iowa HF2316 amends laws to include unborn children as victims in wrongful death, homicide, and assault cases.

Iowa HF2316 amends the state's Code to recognize unborn children as victims in wrongful death, homicide, and assault cases. It defines an unborn child as an individual organism from fertilization to fetal death or live birth. The bill ensures that unborn children receive the same legal protections as other persons, including due process protections. It excludes cases where the death or harm to an unborn child results from life-saving procedures for the pregnant woman or a miscarriage. The changes apply to acts occurring after the bill's effective date.

Iowa HF2316 amends laws to include unborn children as victims in wrongful death, homicide, and assault cases.

Iowa HF2316 amends the state's Code to recognize unborn children as victims in wrongful death, homicide, and assault cases. It defines an unborn child as an individual organism from fertilization to fetal death or live birth. The bill ensures that unborn children receive the same legal protections as other persons, including due process protections. It excludes cases where the death or harm to an unborn child results from life-saving procedures for the pregnant woman or a miscarriage. The changes apply to acts occurring after the bill's effective date.