00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 215                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the definition of privacy in the Constitution of the State of Alaska."                              
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section                          
04 to read:                                                                                                                
05       SHORT TITLE. This Act may be known as the Alaska Privacy and Abortion Act of                                      
06 2021.                                                                                                                   
07    * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
08 read:                                                                                                                   
09       LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the                                             
10 legislature finds that                                                                                                  
11            (1)  the Constitution of the State of Alaska declares, in art. I, sec. 1, that "all                          
12 persons are equal and entitled to equal rights, opportunities, and protection under the law";                           
13 (2)  art. II, sec. 1, Constitution of the State of Alaska, provides that "The                                           
14 legislative power of the State is vested in a legislature"; the legislature lacks the authority to                      
15 delegate any portion of the legislative power to the courts, and, further, the legislature has not                      
01 done so;                                                                                                                
02            (3)  art. I, sec. 22, Constitution of the State of Alaska, after recognizing the                             
03 right of the people to privacy, expressly grants to the legislature the authority to "implement                         
04 this section";                                                                                                          
05            (4)  the drafters of the Constitution of the State of Alaska never intended art. I,                          
06 sec. 22, Constitution of the State of Alaska, or any other section of the Constitution of the                           
07 State of Alaska, to recognize a right of a person to take the life of an innocent child; and                            
08            (5)  art. IV, sec. 1, Constitution of the State of Alaska, provides that "The                                
09 jurisdiction of the courts shall be prescribed by law," reserving to lawmakers a further check                          
10 on any court that should attempt to arrogate power to itself through judicial edict.                                    
11    * Sec. 3. AS 01 is amended by adding a new chapter to read:                                                        
12                 Chapter 15. Interpretation of Right to Privacy.                                                       
13 Sec. 01.15.010. Acts not protected under right to privacy. Notwithstanding                                            
14 any other provision of law, the intentional taking of innocent human life before,                                       
15 during, or after birth is not protected by the right to privacy recognized in art. I, sec.                              
16       22, Constitution of the State of Alaska. This section is not subject to judicial review.