The proposed joint resolution seeks to amend the Constitution of the State of Iowa to explicitly affirm the right to reproductive care as a fundamental individual right. It stipulates that the state cannot deny or interfere with an individual's reproductive freedom, which encompasses a range of services including prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion care, miscarriage management, and infertility care. The resolution emphasizes that any infringement on this right must be justified by a compelling state interest and achieved through the least restrictive means.

Additionally, the resolution allows for the regulation of abortion care after fetal viability, but it mandates that no abortion can be prohibited if it is deemed medically necessary by a healthcare professional to protect the life or health of the pregnant individual. Fetal viability is defined within the resolution as the point in pregnancy where there is a significant likelihood of the fetus's survival outside the uterus without extraordinary medical measures. If adopted, the amendment will be published and referred to the next general assembly for consideration before being submitted to voters for ratification.