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House Amendment 1193

Amendment Text

PAG LIN
  1  1    Amend House File 341 as follows:
  1  2    #1.  Page 5, by inserting after line 15, the
  1  3 following:
  1  4    "Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  146B.1  TITLE.
  1  5    This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the
  1  6 "Vasectomy Waiting Period Act".
  1  7    Sec.    .  NEW SECTION.  146B.2  VASECTOMY –
  1  8 MANDATORY WAITING PERIOD.
  1  9    1.  Except in the case of a medical emergency, a
  1 10 vasectomy shall not be performed in this state unless
  1 11 the man upon whom the vasectomy is to be performed
  1 12 consents to the vasectomy at least twenty-four hours
  1 13 prior to the performance of the procedure.
  1 14    2.  The referring physician, the physician who will
  1 15 perform the vasectomy, or an agent of either physician
  1 16 shall provide information to the man, by telephone, by
  1 17 audiotape, or in person, at least twenty-four hours
  1 18 before the vasectomy regarding the method, the
  1 19 procedures commonly used, the risks commonly
  1 20 associated with each procedure, the possible
  1 21 detrimental effects of a vasectomy, and the medical
  1 22 risks commonly associated with a vasectomy.
  1 23    3.  The referring physician, the physician who will
  1 24 perform the vasectomy, or an agent of either
  1 25 physician, who provides the required information
  1 26 pursuant to subsection 2 to the man upon whom the
  1 27 vasectomy is to be performed, shall obtain and retain
  1 28 written certification from the man that the
  1 29 information was provided."
  1 30    #2.  Title page, line 1, by striking the word
  1 31 "informed".
  1 32    #3.  Title page, line 1, by inserting after the
  1 33 word "abortion" the following:  "or a vasectomy".  
  1 34 
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  1 36                               
  1 37 HATCH of Polk
  1 38 
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  1 40                               
  1 41 FOEGE of Linn 
  1 42 HF 341.715 79
  1 43 pf/cls

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