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. > 26 ______________________________ HINSON of Linn -1- HF534.1128 (2) 88 (amending this HF 534 to CONFORM to SF 346) pf/rh 1/ 1 #1.