Duty to preserve the life of the fetus.
Iowa Code § 707.10
in effect707.10. Duty to preserve the life of the fetus.
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.
[C79, 81, §707.10] Definition of “viability”, §702.20
Source: Iowa Legislature (legis.iowa.gov)URL: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/707.10.pdfFetched: 10/20/2026
