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AR Code § 20-16-1807 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 18 - Arkansas Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act|§ 20-16-1807. Construction

 This subchapter does not:   (1) Create or recognize a right to abortion;  (2) Create or recognize a right to a particular method of abortion; or  (3) Make lawful an abortion that is currently unlawful under any law of this state.
AR Code § 20-16-1901 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 19 - Sex Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act|§ 20-16-1901. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Sex Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act”.
AR Code § 20-16-1902 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 19 - Sex Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act|§ 20-16-1902. Legislative findings and purpose

 (a) The General Assembly finds that:  (1) With regard to sex-selection abortion:  (A) The victims of sex-selection abortion are overwhelmingly female;  (B) A sex-selection abortion is used to prevent the birth of a child of an undesired sex;  (C) The United States, along with other countries, has petitioned the United Nations General Assembly to declare sex-selection abortion a crime against women;  (D) Countries such as India, Great Britain, and China have taken steps to end sex-selection abortions;  (E) Women are a vital part of our society and culture and possess the same fundamental human rights as men;  (F) The United States prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in various areas, including employment, education, athletics, and health insurance;  (G) It is undesirable to have a distortion in the sex ratio within a society, particularly when there is a shortage of women; and  (H) Countries with high rates of male preference have experienced ill effects as a result of having an increasing population of young, unmarried men; and    (2) With regard to maternal health:  (A) It is undisputed that abortion risks to maternal health increase as gestation increases;  (B) The risk of death for pregnant women at eight (8) weeks' gestation is one (1) death per one million (1,000,000) and rises to:  (i) One (1) death per twenty-nine thousand (29,000) abortions between sixteen (16) and twenty (20) weeks' gestation; and  (ii) One (1) death per eleven thousand (11,000) abortions at twenty-one (21) weeks' gestation or later;    (C) A woman is thirty-five (35) times more likely to die from an abortion performed at twenty (20) weeks' gestation than she would have been had the abortion been performed in the first trimester;  (D) A woman is ninety-one (91) times more likely to die from an abortion performed at twenty-one (21) weeks' gestation or later than she would have been had the abortion been performed in the first trimester; and  (E) Because abortions performed solely based on the sex of a child are generally performed later in pregnancy, women undergoing these abortions are unnecessarily exposed to increased health risks, including an exponentially higher risk of death.      (b) Based on the findings in this section, the purpose of this subchapter is to:  (1) Ban abortions performed solely for reasons of sex-selection; and  (2) Protect women from the risks inherent in late-term abortions.
AR Code § 20-16-1903 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 19 - Sex Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act|§ 20-16-1903. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1)  (A) “Abortion” means the act of using or prescribing any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent to terminate the clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a woman, with knowledge that the termination by any of those means will with reasonable likelihood cause the death of the unborn child.  (B) An act under subdivision (1)(A) of this section is not an abortion if the act is performed with the intent to:  (i) Save the life or preserve the health of the unborn child;  (ii) Remove a dead unborn child caused by spontaneous abortion; or  (iii) Remove an ectopic pregnancy;      (2) “Incompetent” means an individual who has been adjudicated as an individual with a disability and has had a guardian appointed for her;  (3) “Minor” means an individual under eighteen (18) years of age;  (4) “Physician” means a person licensed to practice medicine in this state, including a medical doctor and a doctor of osteopathy;  (5) “Sex-selection abortion” means an abortion performed solely on the basis of the sex of the unborn child;  (6) “Unborn child” means the offspring of human beings from conception until birth; and  (7) “Viability” means the state of fetal development when, in the judgment of the physician based on the particular facts of the case before him or her and in light of the most advanced medical technology and information available to him or her, there is a reasonable likelihood of sustained survival of the unborn child outside the body of the mother, with or without artificial life support.
AR Code § 20-16-1904 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 19 - Sex Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act|§ 20-16-1904. Prohibition — Sex-selection abortion

 (a) A physician or other person shall not intentionally perform or attempt to perform an abortion with the knowledge that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion solely on the basis of the sex of the unborn child.  (b) Before performing an abortion, the physician or other person who is performing the abortion shall:  (1)  (A) Ask the pregnant woman if she knows the sex of the unborn child.  (B) If the pregnant woman knows the sex of the unborn child, the physician or other person who is performing the abortion shall inform the pregnant woman of the prohibition of abortion as a method of sex selection for children; and    (2)  (A) Request the medical records of the pregnant woman relating directly to the entire pregnancy history of the woman.  (B) An abortion shall not be performed until reasonable time and effort is spent to obtain the medical records of the pregnant woman as described in subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section.      (c) If this section is held invalid as applied to the period of pregnancy prior to viability, then the section shall remain applicable to the period of pregnancy subsequent to viability.
AR Code § 20-16-1905 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 19 - Sex Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act|§ 20-16-1905. Criminal penalties

 A physician or other person who knowingly performs or attempts to perform an abortion prohibited by this subchapter is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
AR Code § 20-16-1906 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 19 - Sex Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act|§ 20-16-1906. Civil penalties and professional sanctions

 (a)  (1) A physician or other person who knowingly violates this subchapter is liable for damages and shall have his or her medical license suspended or revoked as applicable.  (2) The physician or other person may also be enjoined from future acts prohibited by this subchapter.    (b)  (1) A woman who receives an abortion in violation of this subchapter without being informed of the prohibition of abortion as a method of sex selection for children, the parent or legal guardian of the woman if the woman is a minor who is not emancipated, or the legal guardian of the woman if the woman has been adjudicated incompetent, may commence a civil action for any reckless violation of this subchapter and may seek both actual and punitive damages.  (2) Damages may include without limitation:  (A) Money damages for all psychological and physical injuries occasioned by the violation of this subchapter; and  (B) Statutory damages equal to ten (10) times the cost of the abortion performed in violation of this subchapter.      (c) A physician or other person who performs an abortion in violation of this subchapter shall be considered to have engaged in unprofessional conduct for which his or her license to provide healthcare services in this state shall be suspended or revoked by the Arkansas State Medical Board.  (d)  (1) A cause of action for injunctive relief against any physician or other person who has knowingly violated this subchapter may be maintained by:  (A) A person who is the spouse, parent, guardian, or current or former licensed healthcare provider of the woman who receives or attempts to receive an abortion in violation of this subchapter; or  (B) The Attorney General.    (2) The injunction shall prevent the physician or other person from performing further abortions in violation of this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-16-1907 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 19 - Sex Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act|§ 20-16-1907. Exclusion of liability for a woman who undergoes prohibited abortion

 (a) A woman who receives or attempts to receive an abortion in violation of this subchapter shall not be prosecuted under this subchapter for conspiracy to violate this subchapter or otherwise be held criminally or civilly liable for any violation.  (b) In a criminal proceeding or action brought under this subchapter, a woman who receives or attempts to receive an abortion in violation of this subchapter is entitled to all rights, protections, and notifications afforded to crime victims.  (c)  (1) In a civil proceeding or action brought under this subchapter, the anonymity of the woman who receives or attempts to receive the abortion in violation of this subchapter shall be preserved from public disclosure unless she gives her consent to disclosure.  (2) A court of competent jurisdiction, upon motion or sua sponte, shall issue orders to the parties, witnesses, and counsel and direct the sealing of the record and exclusion of the individuals from the courtroom or hearing room to the extent necessary to safeguard the identity of the woman from public disclosure.  (3) In the absence of written consent of the woman who receives or attempts to receive an abortion in violation of this subchapter, a person who initiates a proceeding or action under § 20-16-1906(b) or § 20-16-1906(d) shall do so under a pseudonym.
AR Code § 20-16-1908 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 19 - Sex Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act|§ 20-16-1908. Construction

 (a) This subchapter shall not be construed as creating or recognizing a right to abortion.  (b) It is not the intention of this subchapter to make lawful an abortion that is currently unlawful.
AR Code § 20-16-1909 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 19 - Sex Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act|§ 20-16-1909. Right of intervention

 The General Assembly by joint resolution may appoint one (1) or more of its members who sponsored or cosponsored this subchapter in his or her official capacity to intervene as a matter of right in any case in which the constitutionality of this law is challenged.
AR Code § 20-16-1910 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 19 - Sex Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act|§ 20-16-1910. Effective date

 This subchapter takes effect on January 1, 2018.
AR Code § 20-16-2001 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 20 - Cherish Act|§ 20-16-2001. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Cherish Act”.
AR Code § 20-16-2003 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 20 - Cherish Act|§ 20-16-2003. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Abortion” means the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device:  (A) To terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant with an intention other than to:  (i) Increase the probability of a live birth;  (ii) Preserve the life or health of the unborn child;  (iii) Terminate an ectopic pregnancy; or  (iv) Remove a dead unborn child who died in utero as the result of natural causes, accidental trauma, or a criminal assault on the pregnant woman or her unborn child; and    (B) That causes the premature termination of the pregnancy;    (2) “Attempt to perform or induce an abortion” means an act or an omission of a statutorily required act that, under the circumstances as the actor believes them to be, constitutes a substantial step in a course of conduct planned to culminate in the performance or induction of an abortion in this state in violation of this subchapter;  (3) “Conception” means the fusion of human spermatozoon with a human ovum;  (4) “Gestation” means the time that has elapsed since the first day of the woman's last menstrual period;  (5) “Human being” means an individual member of the species Homo sapiens from and after the point of conception;  (6) “Major bodily function” means the functions of the body, including without limitation functions of the immune system, normal cell growth, and digestive, bowel, bladder, neurological, brain, respiratory, circulatory, endocrine, and reproductive functions;  (7) “Medical emergency” means a condition that, on the basis of the physician's good-faith clinical judgment, necessitates an abortion to preserve the life of a pregnant woman whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life endangering physical condition arising from the pregnancy itself, or when the continuation of the pregnancy will create a serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function;  (8) “Physician” means a person licensed to practice medicine in this state, including a medical doctor; and  (9) “Probable gestational age” means the age of an unborn human being as calculated from the first day of the last menstrual period of the pregnant woman.
AR Code § 20-16-2004 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 20 - Cherish Act|§ 20-16-2004. Abortion limited to 18 weeks' gestation

 (a) Except in a medical emergency or if the pregnancy results from a rape under § 5-14-103 or incest under § 5-26-202, a person shall not perform, induce, or attempt to perform or induce an abortion unless the physician or referring physician has:  (1) Made a determination of the probable gestational age of the unborn human being according to standard medical practices and techniques used in the medical community; and  (2) Documented the probable gestational age in the medical records of the pregnant woman and, if required, in a report with the Department of Health as described in subsection (c) of this section.    (b) Except in a medical emergency or if the pregnancy results from a rape under § 5-14-103 or incest under § 5-26-202, a person shall not intentionally or knowingly perform, induce, or attempt to perform or induce an abortion of an unborn human being if the probable gestational age of the unborn human being is determined to be greater than eighteen (18) weeks' gestation.  (c)  (1) If a physician performs or induces an abortion on an unborn human being whose gestational age is greater than eighteen (18) weeks, the physician shall file a report with the department within fifteen (15) days of the abortion.  (2) The report described in subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall contain:  (A) The date that the abortion was performed;  (B) The specific method used for the abortion;  (C) The probable gestational age of the unborn human being and the method used to calculate gestational age;  (D) A statement declaring that the abortion was necessitated by a medical emergency;  (E) The specific medical indications supporting the abortion and medical emergency;  (F) The probable health consequences of the abortion and of the specific method used; and  (G) The signature of the physician attesting that the information stated is true and correct to the best of his or her knowledge.    (3) A report made under this subsection shall not contain the name of the pregnant woman upon whom the abortion was performed or any other information or identifiers that would make it possible to identify, in any manner or under any circumstances, a woman who obtained or sought to obtain an abortion.
AR Code § 20-16-2005 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 20 - Cherish Act|§ 20-16-2005. Reporting forms

 (a) Within thirty (30) days of July 24, 2019, the Department of Health shall create forms required by this subchapter.  (b) The reporting requirements shall be enforceable ten (10) days after either July 24, 2019, or the date that the forms described in subsection (a) of this section become available, whichever occurs later.
AR Code § 20-16-2006 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 20 - Cherish Act|§ 20-16-2006. Penalties — Additional enforcement

 (a)  (1) A person who purposely or knowingly violates this subchapter is guilty of a Class D felony.  (2) A woman upon whom an abortion is performed, induced, or attempted in violation of this subchapter shall not be prosecuted for conspiracy to commit a violation of this subchapter.    (b) A physician who purposely or knowingly violates this subchapter commits an act of unprofessional conduct that shall result in the Arkansas State Medical Board's suspending or revoking his or her license.  (c) A physician who purposely or knowingly delivers to the Department of Health any report required under this subchapter that he or she knows is false is subject to a civil penalty or fine up to two thousand dollars ($2,000) per violation imposed by the department.  (d) A woman upon whom an abortion has been performed, induced, or attempted in violation of this subchapter may bring an action against the person who purposely, knowingly, or recklessly performed, induced, or attempted the abortion in violation of this subchapter for actual and punitive damages.  (e)  (1) A cause of action for injunctive relief against a person who has purposely, knowingly, or recklessly violated this subchapter may be maintained by:  (A) A prosecuting attorney with appropriate jurisdiction; or  (B) The Attorney General.    (2) The injunction shall prevent the abortion provider from performing or inducing and from attempting to perform or induce further abortions in violation of this subchapter.    (f) If judgment is rendered in favor of the plaintiff in an action described in this section, the court shall also render judgment for a reasonable attorney's fee in favor of the plaintiff against the defendant.  (g) If judgment is rendered in favor of the defendant and the court finds that the plaintiff's suit was frivolous and brought in bad faith, the court shall render judgment for reasonable attorney's fees in favor of the defendant against the plaintiff.  (h) Damages or attorney's fees shall not be assessed against the woman upon whom an abortion was performed or induced or attempted to be performed or induced except under subsection (d) of this section.
AR Code § 20-16-2007 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 20 - Cherish Act|§ 20-16-2007. Construction

 This subchapter does not:   (1) Create or recognize a right to abortion;  (2) Create or recognize a right to a particular method of abortion; or  (3) Make lawful an abortion that is currently unlawful under any law of this state.
AR Code § 20-16-2008 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 20 - Cherish Act|§ 20-16-2008. Right of intervention

 (a) The General Assembly by joint resolution may appoint one (1) or more of its members who sponsored or cosponsored this subchapter in his or her official capacity to intervene as a matter of right in any case in which the constitutionality of this law is challenged.  (b) The Governor may also intervene as a matter of right in any case in which the constitutionality of this law is challenged.
AR Code § 20-16-2101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 21 - Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act|§ 20-16-2101. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act”.
AR Code § 20-16-2102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 21 - Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act|§ 20-16-2102. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1)  (A) “Abortion” means the act of using or prescribing any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent to terminate the clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a woman, with knowledge that the termination by any of those means will with reasonable likelihood cause the death of the unborn child.  (B) An act under subdivision (1)(A) of this section is not an abortion if the act is performed with the intent to:  (i) Save the life or preserve the health of the unborn child or the pregnant woman;  (ii) Remove a dead unborn child caused by spontaneous abortion; or  (iii) Remove an ectopic pregnancy;      (2) “Down Syndrome” means a chromosome disorder associated with either:  (A) An extra copy of the chromosome 21, in whole or in part; or  (B) An effective trisomy for chromosome 21;    (3) “Physician” means a person licensed to practice medicine in this state, including a medical doctor and a doctor of osteopathy; and  (4) “Unborn child” means the offspring of human beings from conception until birth.