DES MOINES – Thursday, Kim Reynolds said it was time to pass a bill in Iowa that defines what exactly a woman is.
Governor Kim Reynolds released the following statement in regards to HSB 649:
“Women and men are not identical; they possess unique biological differences. That’s not controversial, it’s common sense. Just like we did with girls’ sports, this bill protects women’s spaces and rights afforded to us by Iowa law and the constitution. It’s unfortunate that defining a woman in code has become necessary to protect spaces where women’s health, safety, and privacy are being threatened like domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers. The bill allows the law to recognize biological differences while forbidding unfair discrimination.”
“The bill is defined as “An Act relating to the term sex and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, including an indication of a person’s sex on certain vital records and on certain applications and identification cards.”
If the bill is passed, Iowa would define a woman this way: “A ‘female’ is a person whose biological reproductive system is developed to produce ova and a ‘male’ is a person whose biological reproductive system is developed to fertilize the ova of a female.”