Iowa Code § 707.10
Duty to preserve the life of the fetus
Iowa · Iowa Code Chapter 707 — Homicide and Related Crimes · Status: effective
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- Iowa Code § 707.10, Duty to preserve the life of the fetus, Iowa, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2290028
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A person who performs or induces a termination of a human pregnancy and who willfully fails to exercise that degree of professional skill, care, and diligence available to preserve the life and health of a viable fetus shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.