House
File
2014
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2014
BY
A.
MEYER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
assisted
reproduction
and
providing
1
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
147.55,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7A.
Sexual
abuse
in
the
fourth
degree
in
3
violation
of
section
709.4A.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
692A.102,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
5
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
6
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(012)
Sexual
abuse
in
the
fourth
degree
7
in
violation
of
section
709.4A.
8
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
709.4A
Sexual
abuse
in
the
fourth
9
degree
——
health
care
professionals.
10
1.
A
health
care
professional
commits
sexual
abuse
in
the
11
fourth
degree
when
the
health
care
professional
implants
the
12
health
care
professional’s
own
human
reproductive
material
13
through
assisted
reproduction
without
the
patient’s
prior
14
knowledge
and
written
consent.
15
2.
Sexual
abuse
in
the
fourth
degree
is
an
aggravated
16
misdemeanor.
17
3.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section:
18
a.
“Assisted
reproduction”
means
a
method
of
causing
19
pregnancy
other
than
sexual
intercourse
involving
medical
or
20
scientific
intervention.
21
b.
“Gamete”
means
a
sperm,
an
egg,
or
any
part
of
a
sperm
22
or
an
egg.
23
c.
“Health
care
professional”
means
a
person
who
is
24
licensed,
certified,
or
otherwise
authorized
or
permitted
25
by
the
laws
of
this
state
to
administer
health
care
in
the
26
ordinary
course
of
business
or
in
the
practice
of
a
profession.
27
d.
“Human
reproductive
material”
means
a
human
gamete
or
a
28
human
organism
at
any
stage
of
development
from
fertilized
ovum
29
to
embryo.
30
e.
“Patient”
means
a
person
who
has
received
or
is
receiving
31
health
services
from
a
health
care
professional.
32
EXPLANATION
33
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
34
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
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This
bill
relates
to
assisted
reproduction.
1
The
bill
creates
the
crime
of
sexual
abuse
in
the
fourth
2
degree.
A
health
care
professional
commits
sexual
abuse
in
3
the
fourth
degree
when
the
health
care
professional
implants
4
the
health
care
professional’s
own
human
reproductive
material
5
through
assisted
reproduction
without
the
patient’s
prior
6
knowledge
and
written
consent.
Sexual
abuse
in
the
fourth
7
degree
is
an
aggravated
misdemeanor.
An
aggravated
misdemeanor
8
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
two
years
and
a
9
fine
of
at
least
$855
but
not
more
than
$8,540.
Additionally,
10
a
health
care
professional
licensed
to
practice
a
profession
11
subject
to
Code
chapter
147
who
is
guilty
of
committing
sexual
12
abuse
in
the
fourth
degree
as
created
in
the
bill
is
subject
13
to
licensure
revocation
or
suspension,
or
other
licensee
14
discipline
by
the
appropriate
board
for
that
profession.
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