§ 5-61-301. Title. [Effective if contingency in Acts 2019, No. 180, § 2 is met]
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Human Life Protection Act”.
§ 5-61-302. Legislative findings and intent. [Effective if contingency in Acts 2019, No. 180, § 2 is met]
(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) It is time for the United States Supreme Court to redress and correct the grave injustice and the crime against humanity which is being perpetuated by its decisions in Roe v. Wade, Doe v. Bolton, and Planned Parenthood v. Casey; (2) The United States Supreme Court committed a […]
§ 5-61-303. Definitions. [Effective if contingency in Acts 2019, No. 180, § 2 is met]
As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) “Abortion” means the act of using, prescribing, administering, procuring, or selling of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the purpose to terminate the pregnancy of a woman, with knowledge that the termination by any of those means will with reasonable likelihood cause […]
§ 5-61-304. Prohibition. [Effective if contingency in Acts 2019, No. 180, § 2 is met]
(a) A person shall not purposely perform or attempt to perform an abortion except to save the life of a pregnant woman in a medical emergency. (b) Performing or attempting to perform an abortion is an unclassified felony with a fine not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or imprisonment not to exceed ten […]