1. Any person who intentionally terminates a human pregnancy, with the knowledge and voluntary consent of the pregnant person, after the end of the second trimester of the pregnancy where death of the fetus results commits feticide. Feticide isa class “C” felony. 2. Any person who attempts to intentionally terminate a human pregnancy, with the knowledge and voluntary consent of the pregnant person, after the end of the second trimester of the pregnancy where death of the fetus does not result commits attempted feticide. Attempted feticide is a class “D” felony. 3. Any person who terminates a human pregnancy, with the knowledge and voluntary consent of the pregnant person, who isnot a person licensed topractice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery under the provisions of chapter 148, commits a class “C” felony. 4. This section shall not apply to the termination of a human pregnancy performed by a physician licensed in this state to practice medicine or surgery or osteopathic medicine or surgery when in the best clinical judgment of the physician the termination isperformed to preserve the lifeor health of the pregnant person or of the fetus and every reasonable medical effort not inconsistent with preserving the lifeof the pregnant person ismade to preserve the lifeof a viable fetus. [R60, §4221; C73, §3864; C97, §4759; SS15, §4759; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12973; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §701.1; C79, 81, §707.7]
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