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House Journal: Page 1620: Monday, April 15, 1996

12   materials.
13     5. 4.  To the extent possible and at the
discretion
14   of the pregnant minor, the person responsible for
15   impregnating the pregnant minor shall also be involved
16   in the viewing of the video and in the receipt of
17   written decision-making materials.
18     6. 5.  Following the offering of the viewin 
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19   video and of the written decision-making materials,
20   the pregnant minor shall sign and date the
21   certification form attached to the materials, and
22   shall submit the completed form to the licensed
23   physician or provide the person making the offer with
24   information to send the completed form to the pregnant
25   minor's attending physician.  The person offering the
26   viewing of the video and the decision-making materials
27   shall also provide a copy of the completed
28   certification form to the pregnant minor."
29     2.  Page 1, line 28, by striking the word
30   "paragraph" and inserting the following:  "paragraphs
31   b and".
32     3.  Page 1, line 30, by striking the word "is" and
33   inserting the following:  "are".
34     4.  Page 1, by inserting after line 30 the
35   following:
36     "b.  The pregnant minor may participate in the
37   court proceedings on the pregnant minor's own behalf.
38   The court may appoint a guardian ad litem for the
39   pregnant minor and the court shall appoint a guardian
40   ad litem for the pregnant minor if the pregnant minor
41   is not accompanied by a responsible adult or if the
42   pregnant minor has not viewed the video as provided
43   pursuant to section 135L.2.  In appointing a guardian
44   ad litem for the pregnant minor, the court shall
45   consider a person licensed to practice psychology
46   pursuant to chapter 154B, a licensed social worker
47   pursuant to chapter 154C, a licensed marital and
48   family therapist pursuant to chapter 154D, or a
49   licensed mental health counselor pursuant to chapter
50   154D to serve in the capacity of guardian ad litem.

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 1   The court shall advise the pregnant minor of the
 2   pregnant minor's right to court-appointed legal
 3   counsel, and shall, upon the pregnant minor's request,
 4   provide the pregnant minor with court-appointed legal
 5   counsel, at no cost to the pregnant minor."
 6     5.  Page 1, by inserting after line 35 the
 7   following:
 8     "Sec. ___.  Section 135L.5, subsections 6 through
 9   10, as enacted by the 1996 Iowa Acts, Senate File 13,
10   section 5, are amended to read as follows:
11     6.  The advisory committee shall do all of the

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