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House Journal: Page 1615: Monday, April 15, 1996

H-5927

 1     Amend House File 2050, as passed by the House, as
 2   follows:
 3     1.  Page 1, by inserting before line 1 the
 4   following:
 5     "Section 1.  Section 135L.2, subsection 3, as
 6   enacted by 1996 Iowa Acts, Senate File 13, section 2,
 7   is amended to read as follows:
 8     3.  During the initial appointment between a
 9   licensed physician and a pregnant minor, a licensed
10   physician, who is providing medical services to a
11   pregnant minor, shall offer the viewing of the video
12   and the written decision-making materials to the
13   pregnant minor, and shall obtain the signed and dated
14   certification form from the pregnant minor.  If the
15   pregnant minor has previously been offered the viewing
16   of the video and the written decision-making materials
17   by another source, the licensed physician shall obtain
18   the completed certification form from the other source
19   to verify that the pregnant minor has been offered the
20   viewing of the video and the written decision-making
21   materials.  A licensed physician shall not perform an
22   abortion on a pregnant minor prior to obtaining the
23   completed certification form from a pregnant minor.
24   If the pregnant minor decides to terminate parental
25   rights following the child's birth, a copy of the
26   completed certification form shall be attached to the
27   petition for termination of parental rights.
28     Sec. 2.  Section 135L.4, subsection 3, paragraph d,
29   as enacted by 1996, Iowa Acts, Senate File 13, section
30   4, is amended to read as follows:
31     d.  Notwithstanding any law or rule to the
32   contrary, the court proceedings under this section and
33   section 135L.3 shall be given precedence over other
34   pending matters to ensure that the court reaches a
35   decision expeditiously.
36     Sec. 3.  Section 135L.6, unnumbered paragraph 1, as
37   enacted by 1996 Iowa Acts, Senate File 13, section 6,
38   is amended to read as follows:
39     If a pregnant minor's attending physician certifies
40   in writing that a medical emergency exists which
41   necessitates the immediate performance of an abortion
42   on the pregnant minor, and which results in the
43   inapplicability of section 135L.2 with regard to the
44   required offering of the viewing of the video, of
45   section 135L.3 with regard to notification of a parent
46   prior to the termination of parental rights of a
47   pregnant minor for the purposes of placing the child
48   for adoption, or of section 135L.4 with regard to
49   notification of a parent prior to the performance of
50   an abortion on a pregnant minor, the attending

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