Bill Text: IA HF5 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to abortions including prohibiting late-term abortions with certain exceptions, providing penalties, and including an effective date provision. (See Cmte. Bill HF 657)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 33-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [HF5 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF5-Introduced.html
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Introduced
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FILE
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BY
WINDSCHITL
,
BRANDENBURG
,
HANUSA
,
SCHULTZ
,
CHAMBERS
,
ALONS
,
BAUDLER
,
KOESTER
,
LUKAN
,
FORRISTALL
,
ROGERS
,
DE
BOEF
,
HELLAND
,
SWEENEY
,
L.
MILLER
,
HAGENOW
,
JORGENSEN
,
SODERBERG
,
HUSEMAN
,
UPMEYER
,
DOLECHECK
,
MOORE
,
ANDERSON
,
BYRNES
,
LOFGREN
,
HAGER
,
DRAKE
,
KAUFMANN
,
DEYOE
,
SANDS
,
PAUSTIAN
,
and
PAULSEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
abortions
including
prohibiting
late-term
1
abortions
with
certain
exceptions,
providing
penalties,
and
2
including
an
effective
date
provision.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
FINDINGS.
The
general
assembly
finds
all
of
the
1
following:
2
1.
Abortion
can
cause
serious
short-term
and
long-term
3
physical
and
psychological
complications
for
women
including
4
but
not
limited
to
uterine
perforation,
uterine
scarring,
5
cervical
perforation
or
other
injury,
infection,
bleeding,
6
hemorrhage,
blood
clots,
failure
to
actually
terminate
the
7
pregnancy,
incomplete
abortion
or
retained
tissue,
pelvic
8
inflammatory
disease,
endometritis,
missed
ectopic
pregnancy,
9
cardiac
arrest,
respiratory
arrest,
renal
failure,
metabolic
10
disorder,
shock,
embolism,
coma,
placenta
previa
in
subsequent
11
pregnancies,
preterm
delivery
in
subsequent
pregnancies,
12
free
fluid
in
the
abdomen,
organ
damage,
adverse
reactions
13
to
anesthesia
and
other
drugs,
psychological
or
emotional
14
complications
such
as
depression,
anxiety,
sleeping
disorders,
15
and
death.
16
2.
Abortion
has
a
higher
medical
risk
when
the
procedure
is
17
performed
later
in
the
pregnancy.
Compared
to
an
abortion
at
18
eight
weeks’
gestation
or
earlier,
the
relative
risk
increases
19
exponentially
at
higher
gestations.
The
incidence
of
major
20
complications
is
highest
after
twenty
weeks
of
gestation.
21
3.
The
state
has
a
legitimate
concern
for
the
public’s
22
health
and
safety.
23
4.
The
state
has
a
legitimate
interest
from
the
outset
24
of
pregnancy
in
protecting
the
health
of
the
woman.
More
25
specifically,
the
state
has
a
legitimate
concern
with
the
26
health
of
women
who
undergo
abortions.
27
5.
There
is
substantial
evidence
that
by
at
least
twenty
28
weeks
after
fertilization,
an
unborn
child
has
the
physical
29
structures
necessary
to
experience
pain.
30
6.
There
is
substantial
evidence
that
by
twenty
weeks
31
after
fertilization,
an
unborn
child
seeks
to
evade
certain
32
stimuli
in
a
manner
which,
in
an
infant
or
an
adult,
would
be
33
interpreted
as
a
response
to
pain.
34
7.
Anesthesia
is
routinely
administered
to
an
unborn
child
35
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twenty
weeks
or
more
after
fertilization
when
the
unborn
child
1
undergoes
prenatal
surgery.
2
8.
Even
before
twenty
weeks
after
fertilization,
the
unborn
3
child
has
been
observed
to
exhibit
hormonal
stress
responses
to
4
painful
stimuli,
and
a
reduction
in
such
response
results
when
5
pain
medication
is
administered
directly
to
the
unborn
child.
6
9.
It
is
the
purpose
of
the
state
of
Iowa
to
assert
a
7
compelling
state
interest
in
protecting
the
unborn
child
from
8
the
stage
at
which
substantial
medical
evidence
indicates
the
9
unborn
child
is
capable
of
feeling
pain.
10
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
146A.1
Definitions.
11
As
used
in
this
chapter
unless
the
context
otherwise
12
requires:
13
1.
“Abortion”
means
abortion
as
defined
in
section
146.1.
14
2.
“Attempt
to
perform
or
induce
an
abortion”
means
an
act,
15
or
an
omission
of
a
statutorily
required
act,
that,
under
the
16
circumstances
as
the
actor
believes
them
to
be,
constitutes
a
17
substantial
step
in
a
course
of
conduct
planned
to
culminate
in
18
the
performance
or
inducing
of
an
abortion.
19
3.
“Department”
means
the
department
of
public
health.
20
4.
“Fertilization”
means
the
fusion
of
a
human
spermatozoon
21
with
a
human
ovum.
22
5.
“Human
pregnancy”
means
an
individual
organism
of
the
23
species
homo
sapiens
from
fertilization
until
live
birth.
24
6.
“Medical
emergency”
means
a
condition
which,
in
25
reasonable
medical
judgment,
so
complicates
the
medical
26
condition
of
a
pregnant
woman
as
to
necessitate
the
immediate
27
abortion
of
the
human
pregnancy
to
avert
the
woman’s
death
or
28
for
which
a
delay
will
create
a
serious
risk
of
substantial
and
29
irreversible
physical
impairment
of
a
major
bodily
function.
30
“Medical
emergency”
does
not
include
a
condition
which
is
based
31
on
a
claim
or
diagnosis
that
the
pregnant
woman
will
engage
in
32
conduct
which
would
result
in
the
pregnant
woman’s
death
or
in
33
substantial
and
irreversible
physical
impairment
of
a
major
34
bodily
function.
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7.
“Medical
facility”
means
any
public
or
private
hospital,
1
clinic,
center,
medical
school,
medical
training
institution,
2
health
care
facility,
physician’s
office,
infirmary,
3
dispensary,
ambulatory
surgical
center,
or
other
institution
or
4
location
where
medical
care
is
provided
to
any
person.
5
8.
“Physician”
means
a
person
licensed
under
chapter
148.
6
9.
“Postfertilization
age”
means
the
age
of
the
human
7
pregnancy
as
calculated
from
the
fertilization
of
the
human
8
ovum.
9
10.
“Probable
postfertilization
age”
means
what,
in
10
reasonable
medical
judgment,
will
with
reasonable
probability
11
be
the
postfertilization
age
of
the
human
pregnancy
at
the
time
12
the
abortion
is
to
be
performed.
13
11.
“Reasonable
medical
judgment”
means
a
medical
judgment
14
made
by
a
reasonably
prudent
physician
who
is
knowledgeable
15
about
the
case
and
the
treatment
possibilities
with
respect
to
16
the
medical
conditions
involved.
17
12.
“Unborn
child”
means
a
human
pregnancy
in
the
18
postembryonic
stage.
19
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
146A.2
Determination
of
20
postfertilization
age
prior
to
abortion
——
abortion
prohibited
21
at
twenty
or
more
weeks
postfertilization
age
——
exceptions
——
22
reporting
requirements
——
penalties.
23
1.
Except
in
the
case
of
a
medical
emergency,
an
abortion
24
shall
not
be
performed
or
induced
or
be
attempted
to
be
25
performed
or
induced
unless
the
physician
performing
or
26
inducing
the
abortion
has
first
made
a
determination
of
the
27
probable
postfertilization
age
of
the
human
pregnancy
or
relied
28
upon
such
a
determination
made
by
another
physician.
In
making
29
such
a
determination,
a
physician
shall
make
such
inquiries
30
of
the
pregnant
woman
and
perform
or
cause
to
be
performed
31
such
medical
examinations
and
tests
the
physician
considers
32
necessary
in
making
a
reasonable
medical
judgment
to
accurately
33
determine
the
postfertilization
age
of
the
human
pregnancy.
34
2.
a.
A
physician
shall
not
perform
or
induce
or
attempt
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to
perform
or
induce
an
abortion
upon
a
pregnant
woman
when
it
1
has
been
determined,
by
the
physician
performing
or
inducing
2
the
abortion
or
by
another
physician
upon
whose
determination
3
that
physician
relies,
that
the
probable
postfertilization
age
4
of
the
human
pregnancy
is
twenty
or
more
weeks
unless,
in
the
5
physician’s
reasonable
medical
judgment,
any
of
the
following
6
applies:
7
(1)
The
pregnant
woman
has
a
condition
which
the
physician
8
deems
a
medical
emergency.
9
(2)
It
is
necessary
to
preserve
the
life
of
the
unborn
10
child.
11
b.
If
an
abortion
is
performed
or
induced
under
this
12
subsection,
the
physician
shall
terminate
the
human
pregnancy
13
in
the
manner
which,
in
the
physician’s
reasonable
medical
14
judgment,
provides
the
best
opportunity
for
the
unborn
child
15
to
survive,
unless,
in
the
physician’s
reasonable
medical
16
judgment,
termination
of
the
human
pregnancy
in
that
manner
17
would
pose
a
greater
risk
than
any
other
available
method
of
18
the
death
of
the
pregnant
woman
or
of
the
substantial
and
19
irreversible
physical
impairment
of
a
major
bodily
function.
20
A
greater
risk
shall
not
be
deemed
to
exist
if
it
is
based
on
21
a
claim
or
diagnosis
that
the
pregnant
woman
will
engage
in
22
conduct
which
would
result
in
the
pregnant
woman’s
death
or
in
23
substantial
and
irreversible
physical
impairment
of
a
major
24
bodily
function.
25
3.
A
physician
who
performs
or
induces
or
attempts
to
26
perform
or
induce
an
abortion
shall
report
to
the
department,
27
on
a
schedule
and
in
accordance
with
forms
and
rules
adopted
by
28
the
department,
all
of
the
following:
29
a.
If
a
determination
of
probable
postfertilization
age
of
30
the
human
pregnancy
was
made,
the
probable
postfertilization
31
age
determined
and
the
method
and
basis
of
the
determination.
32
b.
If
a
determination
of
probable
postfertilization
33
age
of
the
human
pregnancy
was
not
made,
the
basis
of
the
34
determination
that
a
medical
emergency
existed.
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c.
If
the
probable
postfertilization
age
of
the
human
1
pregnancy
was
determined
to
be
twenty
or
more
weeks,
the
basis
2
of
the
determination
of
a
medical
emergency.
3
d.
The
method
used
for
the
abortion
and,
in
the
case
of
4
an
abortion
performed
when
the
probable
postfertilization
age
5
was
determined
to
be
twenty
or
more
weeks,
whether
the
method
6
of
abortion
used
was
one
that,
in
the
physician’s
reasonable
7
medical
judgment,
provided
the
best
opportunity
for
the
unborn
8
child
to
survive
or,
if
such
a
method
was
not
used,
the
basis
9
of
the
determination
that
termination
of
the
human
pregnancy
10
in
that
manner
would
pose
a
greater
risk
than
would
any
other
11
available
method
of
the
death
of
the
pregnant
woman
or
of
the
12
substantial
and
irreversible
physical
impairment
of
a
major
13
bodily
function.
14
4.
a.
By
June
30,
annually,
the
department
shall
issue
a
15
public
report
providing
statistics
for
the
previous
calendar
16
year,
compiled
from
the
reports
for
that
year
submitted
in
17
accordance
with
subsection
3.
Each
report
shall
also
provide
18
the
statistics
for
all
previous
calendar
years,
adjusted
to
19
reflect
any
additional
information
from
late
or
corrected
20
reports.
The
department
shall
ensure
that
none
of
the
21
information
included
in
the
public
reports
could
reasonably
22
lead
to
the
identification
of
any
woman
upon
whom
an
abortion
23
was
performed.
24
b.
(1)
A
physician
who
fails
to
submit
a
report
by
the
end
25
of
thirty
days
following
the
due
date
shall
be
subject
to
a
26
late
fee
of
five
hundred
dollars
for
each
additional
thirty-day
27
period
or
portion
of
a
thirty-day
period
the
report
is
overdue.
28
(2)
A
physician
required
to
report
in
accordance
with
29
subsection
3
who
has
not
submitted
a
report
or
who
has
30
submitted
only
an
incomplete
report
more
than
one
year
31
following
the
due
date,
may,
in
an
action
brought
in
the
32
manner
in
which
actions
are
brought
to
enforce
chapter
148,
33
be
directed
by
a
court
of
competent
jurisdiction
to
submit
a
34
complete
report
within
a
time
period
stated
by
court
order
or
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be
subject
to
contempt
of
court.
1
(3)
A
physician
who
intentionally
or
recklessly
falsifies
2
a
report
required
under
this
section
is
subject
to
a
civil
3
penalty
of
one
hundred
dollars.
4
5.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
to
implement
this
5
section.
6
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
146A.3
Civil
and
criminal
actions
7
——
penalties.
8
1.
Failure
of
a
physician
to
comply
with
any
provision
of
9
section
146A.2,
with
the
exception
of
the
late
filing
of
a
10
report
or
failure
to
submit
a
complete
report
in
compliance
11
with
a
court
order,
is
grounds
for
license
discipline
under
12
chapter
148.
13
2.
A
physician
who
intentionally
or
recklessly
performs
or
14
attempts
to
perform
an
abortion
in
violation
of
this
chapter
is
15
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
felony.
16
3.
A
medical
facility
licensed
in
this
state
in
which
17
abortions
are
performed
or
induced
in
violation
of
this
chapter
18
is
subject
to
immediate
revocation
of
licensure.
19
4.
A
medical
facility
licensed
in
this
state
in
which
20
abortions
are
performed
or
induced
in
violation
of
this
chapter
21
is
ineligible
to
receive
state
funding
and
is
subject
to
22
repayment
of
any
state
funds
received
from
the
state
during
the
23
time
after
which
an
abortion
in
violation
of
this
chapter
was
24
performed
or
induced.
25
5.
A
woman
upon
whom
an
abortion
has
been
performed
in
26
violation
of
this
chapter
or
the
biological
father
may
maintain
27
an
action
against
the
physician
who
performed
the
abortion
in
28
intentional
or
reckless
violation
of
this
chapter
for
actual
29
damages.
30
6.
A
woman
upon
whom
an
abortion
has
been
attempted
in
31
violation
of
this
chapter
may
maintain
an
action
against
the
32
physician
who
attempted
to
perform
the
abortion
in
intentional
33
or
reckless
violation
of
this
chapter
for
actual
damages.
34
7.
A
cause
of
action
for
injunctive
relief
to
prevent
a
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physician
from
performing
abortions
may
be
maintained
against
a
1
physician
who
has
intentionally
violated
this
chapter
by
the
2
woman
upon
whom
the
abortion
was
performed
or
attempted
to
be
3
performed,
by
the
spouse
of
the
woman,
by
a
parent
or
guardian
4
of
the
woman
if
the
woman
is
less
than
eighteen
years
of
age
or
5
unmarried
at
the
time
the
abortion
was
performed
or
attempted
6
to
be
performed,
by
a
current
or
former
licensed
health
care
7
provider
of
the
woman,
by
a
county
attorney
with
appropriate
8
jurisdiction,
or
by
the
attorney
general.
9
8.
A
woman
upon
whom
an
abortion
was
performed
or
was
10
attempted
to
be
performed
shall
not
be
subject
to
prosecution
11
for
a
violation
of
this
chapter.
12
9.
If
the
plaintiff
prevails
in
an
action
brought
under
13
this
section,
the
plaintiff
shall
be
entitled
to
an
award
for
14
reasonable
attorney
fees.
15
10.
If
the
defendant
prevails
in
an
action
brought
under
16
this
section
and
the
court
finds
that
the
plaintiff’s
suit
was
17
frivolous
and
brought
in
bad
faith,
the
defendant
shall
be
18
entitled
to
an
award
for
reasonable
attorney
fees.
19
11.
Damages
and
attorney
fees
shall
not
be
assessed
against
20
the
woman
upon
whom
an
abortion
was
performed
or
attempted
to
21
be
performed
except
as
provided
in
subsection
10.
22
12.
In
a
civil
or
criminal
proceeding
or
action
brought
23
under
this
chapter,
the
court
shall
rule
whether
the
anonymity
24
of
any
woman
upon
whom
an
abortion
has
been
performed
or
25
attempted
shall
be
preserved
from
public
disclosure
if
the
26
woman
does
not
provide
consent
to
such
disclosure.
The
court,
27
upon
motion
or
on
its
own
motion,
shall
make
such
a
ruling
28
and,
upon
determining
that
the
woman’s
anonymity
should
be
29
preserved,
shall
issue
orders
to
the
parties,
witnesses,
30
and
counsel
and
shall
direct
the
sealing
of
the
record
and
31
exclusion
of
individuals
from
courtrooms
or
hearing
rooms
to
32
the
extent
necessary
to
safeguard
the
woman’s
identity
from
33
public
disclosure.
Each
such
order
shall
be
accompanied
by
34
specific
written
findings
explaining
why
the
anonymity
of
the
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woman
should
be
preserved
from
public
disclosure,
why
the
1
order
is
essential
to
that
end,
how
the
order
is
narrowly
2
tailored
to
serve
that
interest,
and
why
no
reasonable
less
3
restrictive
alternative
exists.
In
the
absence
of
written
4
consent
of
the
woman
upon
whom
an
abortion
has
been
performed
5
or
attempted,
anyone,
other
than
a
public
official,
who
brings
6
an
action
under
this
section
shall
do
so
under
a
pseudonym.
7
This
subsection
shall
not
be
construed
to
conceal
the
identity
8
of
the
plaintiff
or
of
witnesses
from
the
defendant
or
from
9
attorneys
for
the
defendant.
10
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
146A.4
Construction.
11
1.
Nothing
in
this
chapter
shall
be
construed
as
creating
or
12
recognizing
a
right
to
an
abortion.
13
2.
Nothing
in
this
chapter
shall
be
construed
as
determining
14
life
to
begin
at
twenty
weeks’
gestation.
Instead,
it
is
15
recognized
that
life
begins
at
conception.
16
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
146A.5
Severability
clause.
17
If
any
provision
of
this
chapter
or
its
application
to
any
18
person
or
circumstance
is
held
invalid,
the
invalidity
does
19
not
affect
other
provisions
or
application
of
this
chapter
20
which
can
be
given
effect
without
the
invalid
provision
or
21
application,
and
to
this
end
the
provisions
of
this
chapter
are
22
severable.
23
Sec.
7.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
24
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
25
EXPLANATION
26
This
bill
relates
to
abortions.
The
bill
provides
findings
27
of
the
general
assembly
and
definitions.
28
The
bill
provides
that,
except
in
the
case
of
a
medical
29
emergency,
an
abortion
shall
not
be
performed
or
induced
30
or
be
attempted
to
be
performed
or
induced
unless
the
31
physician
performing
or
inducing
the
abortion
has
first
made
32
a
determination
of
the
probable
postfertilization
age
of
the
33
human
pregnancy.
Additionally,
the
bill
prohibits
a
physician
34
from
performing
or
inducing
or
attempting
to
perform
or
induce
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an
abortion
upon
a
pregnant
woman
when
it
has
been
determined,
1
that
the
probable
postfertilization
age
is
20
or
more
weeks
2
unless,
in
the
physician’s
reasonable
medical
judgment,
either
3
the
pregnant
woman
has
a
condition
which
the
physician
deems
a
4
medical
emergency
or
it
is
necessary
to
preserve
the
life
of
5
the
unborn
child.
If
an
abortion
is
performed
or
induced
when
6
the
probable
postfertilization
age
is
20
or
more
weeks,
the
7
physician
is
required
to
terminate
the
pregnancy
in
a
manner
8
which,
in
the
physician’s
reasonable
medical
judgment,
provides
9
the
best
opportunity
for
the
unborn
child
to
survive
unless
10
such
termination
would
pose
a
greater
risk
either
of
the
death
11
of
the
pregnant
woman
or
of
the
substantial
and
irreversible
12
physical
impairment
of
a
major
bodily
function
of
the
woman
13
than
would
another
available
method.
14
The
bill
also
requires
certain
reports
to
be
filed
by
a
15
physician
who
performs
or
induces
or
attempts
to
perform
or
16
induce
an
abortion
with
the
department
of
public
health,
on
17
a
schedule
and
in
accordance
with
forms
and
rules
adopted
by
18
the
department.
The
department
is
required
to
compile
the
19
information
collected
annually
and
issue
a
public
report,
20
ensuring
that
none
of
the
information
included
in
the
public
21
reports
could
reasonably
lead
to
the
identification
of
any
22
pregnant
woman
upon
whom
an
abortion
was
performed.
The
bill
23
provides
monetary
penalties
for
a
physician
who
fails
to
submit
24
a
report
in
a
timely
manner,
submits
an
incomplete
report,
or
25
intentionally
or
recklessly
falsifies
a
required
report.
26
The
bill
provides
for
civil
and
criminal
actions
and
27
penalties
relating
to
violations
of
the
bill.
Failure
of
a
28
physician
to
comply
with
any
provision,
with
the
exception
of
29
the
late
filing
of
a
report
or
failure
to
submit
a
complete
30
report
in
compliance
with
a
court
order,
is
grounds
for
license
31
discipline.
A
physician
who
intentionally
or
recklessly
32
performs
or
attempts
to
perform
an
abortion
in
violation
of
the
33
bill
is
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
felony,
which
is
punishable
by
34
confinement
for
no
more
than
10
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
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$1,000
but
not
more
than
$10,000.
The
bill
also
provides
that
1
a
medical
facility
licensed
in
the
state
in
which
abortions
2
are
performed
or
induced
in
violation
of
the
bill
is
subject
3
to
immediate
revocation
of
licensure.
Additionally,
a
4
medical
facility
licensed
in
this
state
in
which
abortions
are
5
performed
or
induced
in
violation
of
the
bill
is
ineligible
to
6
receive
state
funding
and
is
subject
to
repayment
of
any
state
7
funds
received
from
the
state
during
the
time
after
which
an
8
abortion
in
violation
of
the
bill
was
performed
or
induced.
9
However,
the
woman
upon
whom
the
abortion
was
performed
or
was
10
attempted
to
be
performed
is
not
subject
to
prosecution
for
a
11
violation
of
the
bill.
The
bill
provides
for
the
maintaining
12
of
actions
by
certain
people
based
on
alleged
violations
of
13
the
bill.
A
woman
upon
whom
an
abortion
has
been
performed
in
14
violation
of
the
bill
or
the
biological
father
may
maintain
15
an
action
against
the
physician
who
performed
the
abortion
16
in
intentional
or
reckless
violation
of
the
bill
for
actual
17
damages.
A
woman
upon
whom
an
abortion
has
been
attempted
18
in
violation
of
the
bill
may
maintain
an
action
against
the
19
physician
who
attempted
to
perform
the
abortion
in
intentional
20
or
reckless
violation
of
the
bill
for
actual
damages.
21
Additionally,
a
cause
of
action
for
injunctive
relief
to
22
prevent
a
physician
from
performing
abortions
may
be
maintained
23
against
a
physician
who
has
intentionally
violated
the
bill
by
24
the
woman
upon
whom
the
abortion
was
performed
or
attempted
25
to
be
performed,
by
the
spouse
of
the
woman,
by
a
parent
or
26
guardian
of
the
woman
if
the
woman
is
less
than
18
years
of
27
age
or
unmarried
at
the
time
the
abortion
was
performed
or
28
attempted
to
be
performed,
by
a
current
or
former
licensed
29
health
care
provider
of
the
woman,
by
a
county
attorney
with
30
appropriate
jurisdiction,
or
by
the
attorney
general.
31
The
bill
provides
a
process
for
preserving
the
anonymity
of
32
the
woman
upon
whom
an
abortion
has
been
performed
or
attempted
33
from
public
disclosure
if
the
woman
does
not
provide
consent
to
34
such
disclosure
during
any
proceeding
or
action
under
the
bill.
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The
bill
also
provides
that
the
bill
is
not
to
be
construed
1
as
creating
or
recognizing
a
right
to
an
abortion,
and
the
2
bill
is
not
to
be
construed
as
determining
life
to
begin
at
20
3
weeks’
gestation;
instead,
it
is
recognized
that
life
begins
at
4
conception.
5
The
bill
includes
a
severability
clause
as
is
applicable
to
6
every
Act
or
statute
pursuant
to
Code
section
4.12.
7
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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