Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes an exemption to a minor's legal capacity to consent to receive vaccinations for sexually transmitted infections without their parent's permission in Iowa.

Highlights:

• Authorizes minors to have the legal capacity to give consent and receive medical care, except for certain services specified in the provisions of this bill, without their parents’ permission in Iowa (Sec. 1). 

• Establishes an exemption that excludes sexually transmitted diseases or infections from the provisions of this bill (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that minors are authorized to receive medical care or services for the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of sexually transmitted diseases or infections without their parents’ permission (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that such medical care shall be provided by licensed physicians, physician assistants, or advanced registered nurse practitioners (Sec. 1). 

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