1. A person who terminates a human pregnancy without the consent of the pregnant person during the commission of a forcible felony is guilty of a class “B” felony.
2. A person who terminates a human pregnancy without the consent of the pregnant person during the commission of a felony or felonious assault is guilty of a class “C” felony.
3. a. A person who intentionally terminates a human pregnancy without the knowledge and voluntary consent of the pregnant person is guilty of a class “C” felony.
b. A person who attempts to intentionally terminate a human pregnancy without the knowledge and voluntary consent of the pregnant person is guilty of a class “D” felony.
4. A person who unintentionally terminates a human pregnancy by any of the means provided pursuant to section 707.6A, subsection 1, is guilty of a class “C” felony.
5. A person who by force or intimidation procures the consent of the pregnant person to a termination of a human pregnancy is guilty of a class “C” felony.\n\nTue Dec 09 21:56:41 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 707 (30, 1) 5 HOMICIDE AND RELATED CRIMES, §707.8A\n\n 6. A person who unintentionally terminates a human pregnancy while drag racing in violation of section 321.278 is guilty of a class “D” felony.
7. A person who unintentionally terminates a human pregnancy without the knowledge and voluntary consent of the pregnant person by the commission of an act in a manner likely to cause the termination of or serious injury to a human pregnancy is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.
8. A person commits an aggravated misdemeanor when the person intentionally causes serious injury to a human pregnancy by the commission of an act in a manner likely to cause the termination of or serious injury to a human pregnancy.
9. A person commits an aggravated misdemeanor when the person unintentionally causes serious injury to a human pregnancy by any of the means described in section 707.6A, subsection 1.
10. A person commits a serious misdemeanor when the person unintentionally causes serious injury to a human pregnancy by the commission of an act in a manner likely to cause the termination of or serious injury to the human pregnancy.
11. For the purposes of this section “serious injury to a human pregnancy” means, relative to the human pregnancy, disabling mental illness, or bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious permanent disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ, and includes but is not limited to skull fractures, rib fractures, and metaphyseal fractures of the long bones.
12. As used in this section, actions which cause the termination of or serious injury to a pregnancy do not apply to any of the following:
a. An act or omission of the pregnant person.
b. A termination of or a serious injury to a pregnancy which is caused by the performance of an approved medical procedure performed by a person licensed in this state to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy and with or without the voluntary consent of the pregnant person when circumstances preclude the pregnant person from providing consent.
c. An act committed in self-defense or in defense of another person or any other act committed if legally justified or excused. [C79, 81, §707.8] 96 Acts, ch 1077, §2; 2022 Acts, ch 1083, §1 \n
Notes of Decisions
State of Iowa v. Eddie Tipton, 897 N.W.2d 653 (Iowa 2017).
· cites it 8× “(quoting Iowa Code § 707.8 (1) (1993)). The question thus arose whether Hippler, who was driving an automobile stolen prior to the accident and charged with theft by exercising control over stolen property, was engaged in a continuous offense at the time of the accident.”
State v. Serrato, 787 N.W.2d 462 (Iowa 2010).
· cites it 5× “§ 707.8(1). The fetus was dependent upon the circulation of Car-mona’s body and died as a result of her death; therefore, the forcible felony required by Iowa Code section 707.”
State v. Hippler, 545 N.W.2d 568 (Iowa 1996).
· cites it 14× “See Iowa Code § 707.8 (1). Count V alleged the following: NONCONSENSUAL TERMINATION OF A HUMAN PREGNANCY committed as follows: The said Chadwick David Hip-pier on or about the 9th day of December, A.”
State v. Schmitz, 610 N.W.2d 514 (Iowa 2000).
· cites it 4× “In Hippier , the defendant was charged with violating Iowa Code section 707.8(1) (1993), which provides that “[a] person who terminates a human pregnancy without the consent of the pregnant person during the commission of a felony or felonious assault is guilty of a class ‘B’…”
State v. Lamy, 969 A.2d 451 (N.H. 2009).
“Code § 35-42-1-1 (4); Iowa Code Ann. § 707.8 (West 2003); Kan. Stat.”
David J. Walton & Janice Walton v. Glenn Eckhart, 354 F.2d 35 (8th Cir. 1965).
“Iowa Code Ann. § 707.8 (1958) provides: “If any person, between the first day of September in any year and the first day of May following, set fire to, burn, or cause to be burned, any prairie or timbered land, and allow such fire to escape from his control, he shall be…”
Amended September 5, 2017 State of Iowa v. Eddie Tipton (Iowa 2017).
· cites it 4× “(quoting Iowa Code § 707.8 (1) (1993)). The question thus arose whether Hippler, who was driving an automobile stolen prior to the accident and charged with theft by exercising control over stolen property, was engaged in a continuous offense at the time of the accident.”
State Of Iowa Vs. Victor Serrato (Iowa 2010).
· cites it 5× “2; and nonconsensual termination of a human pregnancy in violation of Iowa Code section 707.8(1). 1 All of these charges stem from a series of events that took place between Serrato, Carmona, and Serrato’s pregnant girlfriend on the evening of October 21 and the early morning…”
State of Iowa v. John Edward Hoffman (Iowa Ct. App. 2022).
· cites it 2× “6A (2019); Count II, nonconsensual termination of a human pregnancy, in violation of Iowa Code section 707.8(2); and Count III, serious injury by vehicle, in violation of Iowa Code section 707.”
— Iowa Code § 707.8(1) — 7 cases
State of Iowa v. Eddie Tipton, 897 N.W.2d 653 (Iowa 2017).
“(quoting Iowa Code § 707.8 (1) (1993)). The question thus arose whether Hippler, who was driving an automobile stolen prior to the accident and charged with theft by exercising control over stolen property, was engaged in a continuous offense at the time of the accident.”
State v. Hippler, 545 N.W.2d 568 (Iowa 1996).
“See Iowa Code § 707.8 (1). Count V alleged the following: NONCONSENSUAL TERMINATION OF A HUMAN PREGNANCY committed as follows: The said Chadwick David Hip-pier on or about the 9th day of December, A.”
State v. Serrato, 787 N.W.2d 462 (Iowa 2010).
“§ 707.8(1). The fetus was dependent upon the circulation of Car-mona’s body and died as a result of her death; therefore, the forcible felony required by Iowa Code section 707.”
State v. Schmitz, 610 N.W.2d 514 (Iowa 2000).
“In Hippier , the defendant was charged with violating Iowa Code section 707.8(1) (1993), which provides that “[a] person who terminates a human pregnancy without the consent of the pregnant person during the commission of a felony or felonious assault is guilty of a class ‘B’…”
— Iowa Code § 707.8(2) — 2 cases
State of Iowa v. John Edward Hoffman (Iowa Ct. App. 2022).
“6A (2019); Count II, nonconsensual termination of a human pregnancy, in violation of Iowa Code section 707.8(2); and Count III, serious injury by vehicle, in violation of Iowa Code section 707.”
— Iowa Code § 707.8(3) — 1 case
— Iowa Code § 707.8(5) — 1 case
— Iowa Code § 707.8(f) — 1 case
State v. Serrato, 787 N.W.2d 462 (Iowa 2010).
“§ 707.8(1). The fetus was dependent upon the circulation of Car-mona’s body and died as a result of her death; therefore, the forcible felony required by Iowa Code section 707.”
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