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House
File
2175
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2175
BY
SHIPLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
purchase
or
sale
of
an
individual
1
including
surrogate
mother
agreements,
and
making
penalties
2
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
710.11,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
710.11
Purchase
or
sale
of
individual.
3
A
person
commits
a
class
“C”
felony
when
the
person
purchases
4
or
sells
or
attempts
to
purchase
or
sell
an
individual
to
5
another
person.
This
section
does
not
apply
to
a
surrogate
6
mother
arrangement
provided
that
the
surrogate
mother
receives
7
no
monetary
consideration
or
anything
of
value
for
agreeing
to
8
be
artificially
inseminated
to
bear
a
child
and
to
relinquish
9
all
rights
regarding
that
child
to
another
person
or
couple
.
10
For
purposes
of
this
section
,
a
“surrogate
mother
arrangement”
11
means
an
arrangement
whereby
a
female
agrees
to
be
artificially
12
inseminated
with
the
semen
of
a
donor,
to
bear
a
child,
and
13
to
relinquish
all
rights
regarding
that
child
to
the
donor
or
14
donor
couple.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
bill
relates
to
the
purchase
or
sale
of
an
individual
19
including
surrogate
mother
agreements.
20
The
bill
provides
that
the
prohibition
against
the
purchase
21
or
sale
of
an
individual
does
not
apply
to
a
surrogate
mother
22
arrangement
provided
that
the
surrogate
mother
receives
no
23
monetary
consideration
or
anything
of
value
for
agreeing
to
be
24
artificially
inseminated
to
bear
a
child
and
to
relinquish
all
25
rights
regarding
that
child
to
another
person
or
couple.
26
A
person
violating
the
bill
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
felony.
27
A
class
“C”
felony
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
28
than
10
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$1,370
but
not
more
than
29
$13,660.
30
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