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House Journal: Page 382: Thursday, February 9, 1995

43   make written certification available to a parent of
44   the pregnant minor prior to the abortion, if possible.
45   If it is not possible to provide a parent of the
46   pregnant minor with written certification prior to the
47   abortion, the physician shall provide the written
48   certification to a parent of the pregnant minor within
49   twelve hours following the performance of the abortion
50   unless paragraph "b", "c", "d", or "e" is applicable.
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 1     b.  The abortion is authorized in writing by a
 2   parent entitled to notification.
 3     c.  The pregnant minor declares that the pregnant
 4   minor is a victim of child abuse pursuant to section
 5   232.68, the person responsible for the care of the
 6   child is a parent of the minor, and the abuse has been
 7   reported pursuant to the procedures prescribed in
 8   chapter 232, division III, part 2, or a parent of the
 9   pregnant minor is named in a report of founded child
10   abuse.  The department of human services shall
11   maintain confidentiality under chapter 232 regarding
12   the minor's pregnancy and abortion, if an abortion is
13   obtained.
14     d.  The pregnant minor elects not to allow
15   notification of the pregnant minor's parent and a
16   court authorizes waiver of the notification
17   requirement following completion of the proceedings
18   prescribed under subsection 5.
19     e.  The pregnant minor is provided counseling and
20   presents written proof of the completion of counseling
21   to the person performing the abortion.  If the
22   pregnant minor chooses the alternative of counseling
23   under this paragraph, all of the following shall
24   apply:
25     (1)  The pregnant minor and the person providing
26   counseling shall sign, date and seal, or notarize the
27   document certifying the provision of counseling to be
28   submitted to the person performing the abortion.
29     (2)  The counseling is provided, at least forty-
30   eight hours prior to the submission of the counseling
31   document to the person performing the abortion, by one
32   parent of the pregnant minor; by an adult sibling,
33   adult aunt or uncle, or grandparent of the pregnant
34   minor; or by a certified religious counselor,
35   including but not limited to a minister, priest,
36   rabbi, or mullah.  Counseling provided by a person
37   associated with a licensed provider who performs
38   abortions does not constitute the receipt of
39   counseling.  The forty-eight-hour waiting period may
40   be waived only if the pregnant minor is accompanied to
41   the provider performing the abortion by at least one
42   parent of the pregnant minor, and if at least one
43   parent completes and signs a medical consent form.

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