Iowa Code 146E.1 – Definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Abortion” means the termination of a human pregnancy with the intent other than to produce a live birth or to remove a dead fetus.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 146E.1
- Abortion: means the termination of a human pregnancy with the intent other than to produce a live birth or to remove a dead fetus. See Iowa Code 146E.1
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Person: means a natural person. See Iowa Code 154A.1
- Physician: means a person licensed under chapter 148. See Iowa Code 146E.1
- Reasonable medical judgment: means a medical judgment made by a reasonably prudent physician who is knowledgeable about the case and the treatment possibilities with respect to the medical conditions involved. See Iowa Code 146E.1
2. “Fetal heartbeat” means cardiac activity, the steady and repetitive rhythmic contraction of the fetal heart within the gestational sac.
3. “Fetal heartbeat exception” means any of the following:
a. The pregnancy is the result of a rape which is reported within forty-five days of the incident to a law enforcement agency or to a public or private health agency which may include a family physician.
b. The pregnancy is the result of incest which is reported within one hundred forty days of the incident to a law enforcement agency or to a public or private health agency which may include a family physician.
c. Any spontaneous abortion, commonly known as a miscarriage, if not all of the products of conception are expelled.
d. The attending physician certifies that the fetus has a fetal abnormality that in the physician’s reasonable medical judgment is incompatible with life.
4. “Medical emergency” means the same as defined in section 146A.1.
5. “Physician” means a person licensed under chapter 148.
6. “Reasonable medical judgment” means a medical judgment made by a reasonably prudent physician who is knowledgeable about the case and the treatment possibilities with respect to the medical conditions involved.
7. “Unborn child” means the same as defined in section 146A.1.