House
File
534
H-1101
Amend
House
File
534
as
follows:
1
1.
By
striking
everything
after
the
enacting
clause
and
2
inserting:
3
<
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
708.16
Female
genital
mutilation.
4
1.
Except
as
otherwise
provided
in
subsection
2,
a
person
5
who
knowingly
circumcises,
excises,
or
infibulates,
in
whole
or
6
in
part,
the
labia
majora,
labia
minora,
or
clitoris
of
a
minor
7
commits
a
class
“D”
felony.
8
2.
A
surgical
procedure
is
not
a
violation
of
subsection
9
1
if
the
procedure
is
performed
by
a
medical
professional
who
10
holds
a
current
license
in
this
state
necessary
to
perform
the
11
surgical
procedure
under
any
of
the
following
circumstances:
12
a.
When
necessary
to
protect
the
health
of
the
minor
on
whom
13
the
procedure
is
performed.
14
b.
When
performed
on
a
minor
who
is
in
labor
or
who
has
just
15
given
birth
and
is
performed
for
medical
purposes
connected
16
with
that
labor
or
birth.
17
3.
In
determining
whether
a
surgical
procedure
performed
18
pursuant
to
subsection
2,
paragraph
“a”
,
is
a
violation
of
19
subsection
1,
consideration
shall
not
be
given
to
any
belief
20
the
minor
or
any
other
person
holds
that
the
surgical
procedure
21
is
required
based
on
custom
or
ritual.
22
4.
A
person
who
knowingly
transports
a
minor
within
or
23
outside
of
this
state
for
the
purpose
of
performing
a
procedure
24
that
would
be
a
violation
of
subsection
1
if
the
procedure
25
occurred
in
this
state,
commits
a
class
“D”
felony.
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HINSON
of
Linn
-1-
HF534.1128
(2)
88
(amending
this
HF
534
to
CONFORM
to
SF
346)
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