A bill for an act relating to abortions including informed consent, dispensing abortion-inducing drugs, and reporting abortion-inducing drug complications.
This bill establishes new requirements for physicians performing abortions in Iowa, specifically targeting chemical abortions using drugs like mifepristone or misoprostol. It mandates that physicians obtain a patient's signature on a U.S. FDA form, provide written confirmation about specific risks (including hemorrhage, incomplete abortion, and potential reversal), and advise on emergency surgical options before dispensing abortion-inducing drugs. The bill also requires the state health department to publish online information about reversing chemical abortions and defines "abortion-inducing drug complications" to include issues like infection or retained tissue. These provisions directly affect physicians who perform abortions and pregnant women seeking chemical abortion services.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2026
Last action Feb 16, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Feb 16, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2563.
legislature
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 12. Nays, 8. Excused, 1.
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
legislature
Feb 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 8:30AM RM 102.
legislature
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Wood, Barker and Wessel-Kroeschell.
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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