234.24 Services may be refused.
The refusal of any person to accept family planning and birth control services shall in no way affect the right of such person to receive public assistance or any other public benefit and every person to whom such services are offered shall be so advised initially both orally and in writing. Employees engaged in the administration of this section shall recognize that the right to make decisions concerning family planning and birth control is a fundamental personal right of the individual and nothing in this subchapter shall in any way abridge such individual right, nor shall any individual be required to state the individual’s reason for refusing the offer of family planning and birth control services.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §234.24]
2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 234 - CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES
Section 234.2 - Division created.
Section 234.3 - Child welfare advisory committee.
Section 234.4 - Education of children in departmental programs.
Section 234.6 - Powers and duties of the administrator.
Section 234.7 - Department duties.
Section 234.8 - Fees for child welfare services.
Section 234.12 - Department to provide food programs.
Section 234.12A - Electronic benefits transfer program.
Section 234.13 - Fraudulent practices relating to food programs.
Section 234.14 - Federal grants.
Section 234.21 - Services to be offered.
Section 234.22 - Extent of services.
Section 234.23 - Charge for services.
Section 234.24 - Services may be refused.
Section 234.25 - Language to be used.
Section 234.26 - Construction.
Section 234.28 - Obscenity laws not applicable.
Section 234.35 - When state to pay foster care costs.
Section 234.37 - Department may establish accounts for certain children.
Section 234.38 - Foster care reimbursement rates.
Section 234.39 - Responsibility for cost of services.
Section 234.40 - Corporal punishment.
Section 234.41 - Tort actions.
Section 234.42 - Foster care review committees — confidentiality.
Section 234.45 - Iowa marriage initiative grant fund.