1. A person who terminates a human pregnancy without the consent of the pregnant person during the commission of a felony or felonious assault is guilty of a class "B" felony.
2. A person who intentionally terminates a pregnancy without the knowledge and voluntary consent of the pregnant person is guilty of a class "C" felony. This subsection shall not apply to a termination performed without the consent or knowledge of the pregnant person by a physician licensed in this state to practice medicine and surgery when circumstances preclude the pregnant person from providing consent and the termination is performed to preserve the life or health of the pregnant person or of the fetus.
3. A person who by force or intimidation procures the consent of the pregnant person to a termination of a pregnancy is guilty of a class "C" felony.
[C79, 81, § 707.8]
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