For the purpose of this chapter, the definitions in 641-Chapter
95 shall apply. In addition, the following definitions shall apply solely to
this chapter:
"Abortion " means the termination of a human
pregnancy with the intent other than to produce a live birth or to remove a
dead fetus.
"Adult," when used in reference to the mutual
consent voluntary adoption registry, means an individual who has reached the
age of 18 years at the time application is made.
"Aggregate form " means a compilation of the
information received by the department on the Statistical Report of Termination
of Pregnancy form for each item listed, with the exception of the report
tracking number, the health care provider code, and any set of data for which
the number is so small that the confidentiality of any person to whom the
information relates may be compromised.
"Attempt to perform an abortion" means an act,
or an omission of a statutorily required act, that, under the circumstances as
the actor believes them to be, constitutes a substantial step in a course of
conduct planned to culminate in the performing of an abortion.
"Child, " when used in reference to the
declaration of paternity registry, means a person under 18 years of age for
whom paternity has not been established.
"Court" means the juvenile court when used in
reference to the declaration of paternity registry.
"Father " means the male, biological parent of
a child when used in reference to the declaration of paternity registry.
"Fertilization " means the fusion of a human
spermatozoon with a human ovum.
"Health care provider" means an individual
licensed under Iowa Code chapter 148, 148C, 148D, or 152, or any individual who
provides medical services under the authorization of the licensee.
"Inducing a termination of pregnancy" means
the use of any means to terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant
with the intent other than to produce a live birth or to remove a dead fetus.
"Inducing a termination of pregnancy" includes abortion.
"Major bodily function " includes but is not
limited to functions of the immune system, normal cell growth, and digestive,
bowel, bladder, neurological, brain, respiratory, circulatory, endocrine, and
reproductive functions.
"Medical emergency" means a situation in which
an abortion is performed to preserve the life of the pregnant woman whose life
is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury,
including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the
pregnancy, or when continuation of the pregnancy will create a serious risk of
substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the
pregnant woman.
"Medical facility" means any public or private
hospital, clinic, center, medical school, medical training institution, health
care facility, physician's office, infirmary, dispensary, ambulatory surgical
center, or other institution or location where medical care is provided to any
person.
"Perform, " "performed, " or
"performing, " relative to an abortion, means the use of any
means, including medical or surgical, to terminate the pregnancy of a woman
known to be pregnant with the intent other than to produce a live birth or to
remove a dead fetus.
"Physician " means a person licensed under
Iowa Code chapter 148.
"Postfertilization age " means the age of the
unborn child as calculated from fertilization.
"Probable postfertilization age " means what,
in reasonable medical judgment, will with reasonable probability be the
postfertilization age of the unborn child at the time the abortion is to be
performed.
"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.
"Registrant, " when used in reference to the
declaration of paternity registry, means a person who has registered and claims
to be the father of a child.
"Registry" means the declaration of paternity
registry or the mutual consent voluntary adoption registry.
"Sibling " means one of two or more persons
who are born of the same parents or, sometimes, who have at least one parent in
common. "Sibling" also means brother or sister when used in reference to the
mutual consent voluntary adoption registry.
"Spontaneous termination of pregnancy" means
the occurrence of an unintended termination of pregnancy at any time during the
period from conception to 20 weeks gestation and which is not a spontaneous
termination of pregnancy at any time during the period from 20 weeks or greater
which is reported to the department as a fetal death under Iowa Code chapter
144.
"Unborn child" means an individual organism of
the species
Homo sapiens from fertilization until live
birth.
