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12   decisions relating to pregnancy.  The program shall
13   offer and include all of the following:
14     a.  (1)  A video, to be developed by a person
15   selected through a request for proposals process or
16   other contractual agreement, which provides
17   information regarding the various options available to
18   a pregnant minor with regard to the pregnancy,
19   including a decision to continue the pregnancy to term
20   and retain parental rights following the child's
21   birth, a decision to continue the pregnancy to term
22   and place the child for adoption following the child's
23   birth, and a decision to terminate the pregnancy
24   through abortion.  The video shall provide the
25   information in a manner and language, including but
26   not limited to, the use of closed captioning for the
27   hearing-impaired, which could be understood by a
28   minor.
29     (2)  The video shall explain that public and
30   private agencies are available to assist a pregnant
31   minor with any alternative chosen.
32     (3)  The video shall explain that if the pregnant
33   minor decides to continue the pregnancy to term, and
34   to retain parental rights to the child, the father of
35   the child is liable for the support of the child.
36     (4)  The video shall explain that tendering false
37   documents is a fraudulent practice in the fourth
38   degree pursuant to section 135L.7.
39     b.  Written written decision-making materials
which
40   include all of the following:
41     (1) a.  Information regarding the option
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42   in the video including information regarding the
43   agencies and programs available to provide assistance
44   to the pregnant minor in parenting a child;
45   information relating to adoption including but not
46   limited to information regarding child-placing
47   agencies; and information regarding abortion including
48   but not limited to the legal requirements relative to
49   the performance of an abortion on a pregnant minor.
50   The information provided shall include information

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 1   explaining that if a pregnant minor decides to
 2   continue the pregnancy to term and to retain parental
 3   rights, the father of the child is liable for the
 4   support of the child and that if the pregnant minor
 5   seeks public assistance on behalf of the child, the
 6   pregnant minor shall, and if the pregnant minor is not
 7   otherwise eligible as a public assistance recipient,
 8   the pregnant minor may, seek the assistance of the
 9   child support recovery unit in establishing the
10   paternity of the child, and in seeking support
11   payments for a reasonable amount of the costs

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