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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-811

Penalty

Acts 2015, No. 934, § 1; 2019, No. 801, § 5.

(1) The performance of an abortion in violation of this subchapter or failure to report under § 20-16-814 shall be a Class A misdemeanor and shall be grounds for a civil action by a person whose consent is required.

(2) This subchapter does not allow the charging or conviction of a woman with any criminal offense in the death of her own unborn child in utero.

(3) Failure to comply with this subchapter shall provide a basis for: A civil action for compensatory and punitive damages which may include a medical malpractice action under § 16-114-201 et seq.;

(4) Professional disciplinary action by the appropriate healthcare licensing board for the suspension or revocation of a license for a healthcare professional for at least one (1) year;

(5) Recovery for the parent of the infant or the parent or legal guardian of the pregnant woman, if the pregnant woman is a minor, for the wrongful death of the infant under § 16-62-102; and

(6) Injunction from future acts prohibited by this section.

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.