Iowa § 144G.1 Withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from minor child — court intervention

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§ 144G.1 — Withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from minor child — court intervention

Iowa § 144G.1

Title IVPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 144GWITHDRAWAL OF LIFE-SUSTAINING PROCEDURES — MINORS

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Iowa Code § 144G.1 (2026).

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1.A court of law or equity shall not have the authority to require the withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures from a minor child over the objection of the minor child’s parent or guardian, unless there is conclusive medical evidence that the minor child has died and any electronic brain, heart, or respiratory monitoring activity exhibited to the contrary is a false artifact.

2.For the purposes of this section:

a.“Life-sustaining procedure” means the same as defined in section 144A.2.

b.“Minor” means the same as specified in section 599.1.

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1. A court of law or equity shall not have the authority to require the withdrawal of
life-sustaining procedures from a minor child over the objection of the minor child’s parent
or guardian, unless there is conclusive medical evidence that the minor child has died and
any electronic brain, heart, or respiratory monitoring activity exhibited to the contrary is a
false artifact.
2. For the purposes of this section:
a. “Life-sustaining procedure” means the same as defined in section 144A.2.
b. “Minor” means the same as specified in section 599.1.

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