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House Journal: Page 360: Thursday, February 9, 1995

26   judicial department; the office of each licensed
27   physician who performs abortions, and the office of
28   any other licensed physician, upon request of the
29   physician; nonprofit agencies serving minors, upon
30   request of the agency; and any other person providing
31   services to minors, upon request of the person.
32     3.  During the initial appointment between a
33   licensed physician and a pregnant minor, a licensed
34   physician, who is providing medical services to a
35   pregnant minor, shall offer the viewing of the video
36   and the written decision-making materials to the
37   pregnant minor, and shall obtain the signed and dated
38   certification form from the pregnant minor.  If the
39   pregnant minor has previously been offered the viewing
40   of the video and the written decision-making materials
41   by another source, the licensed physician shall obtain
42   the completed written certification form from the
43   other source to verify that the pregnant minor has
44   been offered the viewing of the video and the written
45   decision-making materials.  A licensed physician shall
46   not perform an abortion on a pregnant minor prior to
47   obtaining the completed certification form from a
48   pregnant minor.
49     4.  A pregnant minor shall be encouraged to select
50   a responsible adult, preferably a parent of the
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 1   pregnant minor, to accompany the pregnant minor in
 2   viewing the video and in providing certification of
 3   the offering of the viewing of the video and of the
 4   decision-making materials.
 5     5.  To the extent possible and at the discretion of
 6   the pregnant minor, the person responsible for
 7   impregnating the pregnant minor shall also be involved
 8   in the viewing of the video and in the receipt of
 9   written decision-making materials.
10     6.  Following the offering of the viewing of the
11   video and of the written decision-making materials,
12   the pregnant minor and the responsible adult, if a
13   responsible adult is involved, shall sign and date the
14   certification form attached to the materials, and
15   shall submit the completed form to the licensed
16   physician or provide the person making the offer with
17   information to send the completed form to the pregnant
18   minor's attending physician.  The person offering the
19   viewing of the video and the decision-making materials
20   shall also provide a copy of the completed
21   certification form to the pregnant minor and to the
22   responsible adult, if a responsible adult is involved.
23   The responsible adult shall destroy the copy of the
24   completed certification document one year subsequent
25   to the date of receipt of the copy."
26     6.  By striking page 5, line 14, through page 8,
27   line 17.

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (76th General Assembly: Session 1)

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