Bill Text: IA HF299 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act creating the criminal offense of female genital mutilation and providing penalties.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 12-4)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-06 - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 225. [HF299 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF299-Introduced.html
House
File
299
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
299
BY
JACOBSEN
,
ANDERSON
,
FISHER
,
KERR
,
BAXTER
,
THOMPSON
,
SORENSEN
,
BACON
,
GASKILL
,
McCONKEY
,
SALMON
,
KURTH
,
GERHOLD
,
GUSTAFSON
,
WHEELER
,
and
BOSSMAN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
creating
the
criminal
offense
of
female
genital
1
mutilation
and
providing
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
708.16
Female
genital
mutilation.
1
1.
Except
as
otherwise
provided
in
subsection
2,
a
person
2
who
knowingly
circumcises,
excises,
or
infibulates,
in
whole
or
3
in
part,
the
labia
majora,
labia
minora,
or
clitoris
of
another
4
person
commits
a
class
“D”
felony.
Consent
to
the
procedure
5
by
a
minor
on
whom
the
procedure
is
performed
or
by
the
minor’s
6
parent,
guardian,
or
custodian
is
not
a
defense
to
a
violation
7
of
this
section.
8
2.
A
medical
or
surgical
procedure
is
not
a
violation
of
9
subsection
1
if
the
procedure
is
performed
by
a
physician
10
licensed
under
chapter
148
under
any
of
the
following
11
circumstances:
12
a.
When
necessary
to
protect
the
health
of
the
person
on
13
whom
the
procedure
is
performed.
14
b.
When
performed
on
a
person
who
is
in
labor
or
who
15
has
just
given
birth
and
is
performed
for
medical
purposes
16
connected
with
that
labor
or
birth.
17
3.
A
person
who
knowingly
transports
another
person
outside
18
this
state
for
the
performance
of
a
procedure
that
would
be
a
19
violation
of
subsection
1
if
the
procedure
occurred
in
this
20
state,
commits
a
class
“D”
felony.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
creates
the
criminal
offense
of
female
genital
25
mutilation
and
provides
penalties.
26
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
who
knowingly
circumcises,
27
excises,
or
infibulates,
in
whole
or
in
part,
the
labia
majora,
28
labia
minora,
or
clitoris
of
another
person
commits
a
class
29
“D”
felony.
Consent
to
the
procedure
by
a
minor
or
by
the
30
minor’s
parent,
guardian,
or
custodian
is
not
a
defense
to
a
31
violation
of
the
bill.
A
medical
or
surgical
procedure
is
not
32
a
violation
of
the
bill
if
performed
by
a
licensed
physician
33
when
necessary
to
protect
the
health
of
the
person
on
whom
the
34
procedure
is
performed
or
when
performed
on
a
person
in
labor
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or
who
has
just
given
birth
for
medical
purposes
connected
with
1
that
labor
or
birth.
A
person
who
knowingly
transports
another
2
person
outside
this
state
for
the
performance
of
female
genital
3
mutilation
that
would
be
a
violation
of
the
bill
if
the
conduct
4
occurred
in
this
state,
commits
a
class
“D”
felony.
5
A
class
“D”
felony
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
6
than
five
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$750
but
not
more
than
7
$7,500.
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