House Journal: Page 747: Thursday, March 14, 1996

 of a parent.  Upon receipt of the written statement from the
pregnant minor, the pregnant minor's legal counsel or the
child-placing agency providing services to the pregnant minor
shall provide notification to a grandparent or an aunt or uncle
of the pregnant minor, specified by the pregnant minor, in the
manner in which notification is provided to a parent.
(b)  The notification form shall be in duplicate and shall
include both of the following:
(i)  A declaration which informs the grandparent or the aunt or
uncle of the pregnant minor that the grandparent or aunt or
uncle of the pregnant minor may be subject to civil action if
the grandparent or aunt or uncle accepts notification.
(ii)  A provision that the grandparent or aunt or uncle of the
pregnant minor may refuse acceptance of notification.
(3)  The pregnant minor declares that the pregnant minor is a
victim of child abuse pursuant to section 232.68, the person
responsible for the care of the child is a parent of the child,
and either the abuse has been reported pursuant to the
procedures prescribed in chapter 232, division III, part 2, or a
parent of the child is named in a report of founded child abuse.
 The department of human services shall maintain confidentiality
under chapter 232 regarding the pregnant minor's pregnancy.
(4)  The pregnant minor declares that the pregnant minor is a
victim of sexual abuse as defined in chapter 709 and has
reported the sexual abuse to law enforcement.
n.  A copy of the completed certification form pursuant to
section 135L.2, and a copy of the notification document mailed
to a parent, grandparent, or aunt or uncle of the pregnant
minor, or a copy of the order waiving notification shall be
attached to the petition for termination of parental rights,
unless the pregnant minor is otherwise exempt from obtaining any
of these documents under this chapter.
o.  Noncompliance with the provisions of this section is not
grounds for any of the following:
(1)  Denial, modification, vacation, or appeal of a termination
of parental rights order issued pursuant to section 600A.9.
(2)  Denial, modification, vacation, or appeal of an
interlocutory or final adoption decree rendered under section
600.13.
Sec. 4.  NEW SECTION.  135L.4  NOTIFICATION OF PARENT PRIOR TO
THE PERFORMANCE OF ABORTION ON A PREGNANT MINOR_REQUIREMENTS _
CRIMINAL PENALTY.
1.  A person shall not perform an abortion on a pregnant minor
until at least forty-eight hours' prior notification is provided
to a parent of the pregnant minor.
2.  The person who will perform the abortion shall provide
notification in person or by mailing the notification by
restricted certified mail to the parent of the pregnant minor at
the usual place of abode of the parent.  For the purpose of
delivery by restricted certified mail, the time of delivery is
deemed to occur at twelve o'clock noon on the next day on which
regular mail delivery takes place, subsequent to the mailing.

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