HF 212 (LSB 1975YH (1) 90)

HOUSE FILE 212

BY  ANDREWS

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to consent to a hysterectomy.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  147.115  Hysterectomy —— consent.
   1.  A woman who is eighteen years of age or older or who has attained majority as provided in section 599.1 shall have legal capacity to provide informed consent to a hysterectomy.
   2.  A person licensed or certified to practice a profession shall not condition the provision of medical care or services to a woman for a hysterectomy on the obtaining of consent to the hysterectomy from any other person including the woman’s spouse.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to consent to a hysterectomy. The bill provides that a woman who is 18 years of age or older or who has attained majority by marriage shall have legal capacity to provide informed consent to a hysterectomy. Additionally, a health care professional shall not condition the provision of medical care or services to a woman for a hysterectomy on the obtaining of consent to the hysterectomy from any other person including the woman’s spouse.