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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-1304

Prohibitions

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 8 F. Supp. 3d 1091 - Edwards v. Beck (2014)

Most recently applied in 8 F. Supp. 3d 1091 - Edwards v. Beck (March 2014)

Acts 2013, No. 301, § 1.

(1) A person authorized to perform abortions under Arkansas law shall not perform an abortion on a pregnant woman with the specific intent of causing or abetting the termination of the life of an unborn human individual whose heartbeat has been detected under § 20-16-1303 and is twelve (12) weeks or greater gestation.

(2) A violation of this section as determined by the Arkansas State Medical Board shall result in the revocation of the medical license of the person authorized to perform abortions under Arkansas law.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.