Iowa HF2389

Pursuant to section 4.1A, a new certificate of birth [...] following a change in sex designation, shall include a designation of the sex of the person, as male or female, both at the time of birth and at the time the new certificate of birth is established.

In the construction of statutes, the following rules shall be observed with regard to a person's biological sex: a. "Sex" means a person's biological sex, either male or female, at birth, unless otherwise provided by law. b. A "female" is a person whose biological reproductive system is developed to produce ova and a "male" is a person whose biological reproductive system is developed to fertilize the ova of a female. c. The term "woman" or "girl" refers to a female and the term "man" or "boy" refers to a male. d. The term "mother" means a parent who is female and the term "father" means a parent who is male.