§ 146D.1 — Fetal body parts — actions prohibited — penalties

Iowa § 146D.1

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IV: PUBLIC HEALTH
• Ch. 146D: FETAL BODY PARTS

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1. Apersonshallnotknowinglyacquire, provide, receive, otherwisetransfer, oruseafetal
body part in this state, regardless of whether the acquisition, provision, receipt, transfer, or
use is for valuable consideration.
2. Subsection 1 shall not apply to any of the following:
a. Diagnostic or remedial tests, procedures, or observations which have the sole purpose
of determining the life or health of the fetus in order to provide that information to the
pregnant woman or to preserve the life or health of the fetus or pregnant woman.
b. The actions of a person taken in furtherance of the final disposition of a fetal body part.
c. The pathological study of body tissue, including genetic testing, for diagnostic or
forensic purposes.
d. A fetal body part if the fetal body part results from a spontaneous termination of
pregnancy or stillbirth and is willingly donated for the purpose of medical research.
3. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class “C” felony.
4. For the purposes of this section:
a. “Abortion” means as defined in section 146.1.
b. “Fetal body part” means a cell, tissue, organ, or other part of a fetus that is terminated
by an abortion. “Fetal body part” does not include any of the following:
(1) Cultured cells or cell lines derived from a spontaneous termination of pregnancy or
stillbirth and willingly donated for the purposes of medical research.
(2) A cell, tissue, organ, or other part of a fetus that is terminated by an abortion that
occurred prior to July 1, 2018.
(3) All cells and tissues external to the fetal body proper.
c. “Final disposition” means the disposition of fetal body parts by burial, interment,
entombment, cremation, or incineration.
d. “Valuable consideration” means any payment including but not limited to payment
associated with the transportation, processing, preservation, quality control, or storage of
fetal body parts.