Except as otherwise provided in §§ 20-16-807 and 20-16-809, a physician shall not perform an abortion upon an unempancipated minor or upon a woman for whom a guardian or custodian has been appointed because of a finding of incompetency unless the physician first obtains the written consent of either parent or the legal guardian or custodian.
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-804
Notarized consent
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hopkins v. Jegley (2017)
Most recently applied in Hopkins v. Jegley (July 2017)
Acts 2015, No. 934, § 1.
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