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AR Code § 20-16-2103 (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|§ 20-16-2103. Prohibition — Down Syndrome

 (a) A physician shall not intentionally perform or attempt to perform an abortion with the knowledge that a pregnant woman is seeking an abortion solely on the basis of:  (1) A test result indicating Down Syndrome in an unborn child;  (2) A prenatal diagnosis of Down Syndrome in an unborn child; or  (3) Any other reason to believe that an unborn child has Down Syndrome.    (b)  (1) Before performing an abortion, the physician performing the abortion shall ask the pregnant woman if she is aware of any test results, prenatal diagnosis, or any other evidence that the unborn child may have Down Syndrome.  (2) If the pregnant woman knows of any test results, prenatal diagnosis, or any other evidence that the unborn child may have Down Syndrome, the physician who is performing the abortion shall:  (A) Inform the pregnant woman of the prohibition of abortion contained in subsection (a) of this section; and  (B) Request the medical records of the pregnant woman relevant to determining whether she has previously aborted an unborn child or children after she became aware of any test results, prenatal diagnosis, or any other evidence that the unborn child may have had Down Syndrome.    (3) When the physician performing the abortion is required to request the medical records of the pregnant women under subdivision (b)(2)(B) of this section, the physician shall not perform an abortion until the physician spends at least fourteen (14) days to obtain the medical records described in subdivision (b)(2)(B) of this section.    (c) If this section is held invalid as applied to the period of pregnancy prior to viability, then this section shall remain applicable to the period of pregnancy subsequent to viability.  (d) This section does not apply to an abortion performed on a pregnant woman if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.
AR Code § 20-16-2104 (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|§ 20-16-2104. 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 D felony.
AR Code § 20-16-2105 (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|§ 20-16-2105. Civil penalties and professional sanctions

 (a)  (1) A physician who knowingly violates this subchapter is liable for damages and shall have his or her medical license revoked as applicable.  (2) The physician 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 for the purposes of aborting an unborn child diagnosed with Down Syndrome, 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 any 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 and his or her license to provide healthcare services in this state shall be 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 § 20-16-2106 (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|§ 20-16-2106. 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 of this subchapter.  (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 individuals from the courtroom or hearing room to the extent necessary to safeguard the identity of the woman from public disclosure.
AR Code § 20-16-2107 (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|§ 20-16-2107. 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 § 20-16-2201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 22 - Prohibition of Public Funding of Human Cloning and Destructive Embryo Research Act [Effective January 1, 2020.]|§ 20-16-2201. Title. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Prohibition of Public Funding of Human Cloning and Destructive Embryo Research Act”.
AR Code § 20-16-2202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 22 - Prohibition of Public Funding of Human Cloning and Destructive Embryo Research Act [Effective January 1, 2020.]|§ 20-16-2202. Legislative findings and purpose — Public policy. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

 (a) The General Assembly finds that:  (1) The prospect of creating new human life solely to be exploited or destroyed has been condemned on moral grounds as displaying a profound disrespect for a human life;  (2) Destructive human embryo research reduces the status of human embryos to a mere means for possible benefit for another person;  (3) The moral justification of medical or scientific research cannot be based upon the dehumanizing and utilitarian premise that the ends justify any means;  (4) Research and development of therapeutic cloning and methods to ethically obtain adult stem cells have contributed valuable therapeutic advancements and improved patient health and have proven more promising than research involving the destruction or exploitation of human embryos as a therapeutic means;  (5) Recent and promising advances in reprogramming human cells to behave as if in an embryonic state render controversial cloned human embryos unnecessary for use in destructive embryo research;  (6) Cloning embryos and destructive embryo research require human egg cells which are very expensive to obtain;  (7) Harvesting human egg cells also creates significant health risks to a woman, including without limitation:  (A) Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome;  (B) Damage to internal organs or blood vessels;  (C) Infertility;  (D) Depression; and  (E) Death;    (8) Harvesting human egg cells for research contributes to the commoditization and exploitation of women;  (9) Public opinion is divided over the deeply conflicting moral and ethical concerns:  (A) Related to payments to women for access to human egg cells; and  (B) Surrounding the creation and destruction of human embryos; and    (10) Providing public funding of destructive embryo research would be a misuse of revenue collected by the state.    (b) Based on the findings in this section, the purpose of this subchapter is to further the important and compelling state interest of:  (1) Respecting life and fostering a culture of life;  (2) Directing public expenditures:  (A) Away from funding research that has not yielded significant scientific contributions or benefit to patients; and  (B) Toward funding research that has already made significant contributions to patients; and    (3) Relieving the consciences of taxpayers who:  (A) Are concerned about the possible exploitation of women that may result from payment for human egg cells; and  (B) Object to human cloning and destructive embryo research.      (c) Public funding of human cloning and destructive embryo research, including embryonic stem cell research, is against the public policy of this state.
AR Code § 20-16-2203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 22 - Prohibition of Public Funding of Human Cloning and Destructive Embryo Research Act [Effective January 1, 2020.]|§ 20-16-2203. Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

 As used in this subchapter:   (1)  (A) “Destructive embryo research” means medical procedures, scientific or laboratory research, or other types of investigation that kill or injure the human embryo subject of the procedure or research.  (B) “Destructive embryo research” does not include:  (i) In vitro fertilization and accompanying embryo transfer to the body of a woman;  (ii) Research in the use of nuclear transfer or other cloning techniques to produce molecules, deoxyribonucleic acid, cells other than human embryos, tissues, organs, plants, or animals other than humans; or  (iii) Any diagnostic procedure that benefits the human embryo subject of the procedure or research while not imposing risks greater than those considered acceptable for other human research subjects;      (2) “Embryo” means an organism of the species Homo sapiens from the single cell stage to eight (8) weeks of development that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, human cloning, or any other means from one (1) or more human gametes or human diploid cells;  (3) “Embryonic stem cell” means a stem cell obtained from an embryo of the species Homo sapiens;  (4) “Human cloning” means human asexual reproduction accomplished by:  (A) Introducing the genetic material from one (1) or more human somatic cells into a fertilized or unfertilized oocyte whose nuclear material has been removed or inactivated so as to produce a living organism, at any stage of development, that is genetically identical to an existing or previously existing human organism;  (B) Artificially subdividing a human embryo at any time from the two-cell stage onward resulting in more than one (1) human organism; or  (C) Introducing pluripotent stem cells from any source into a human embryo or artificially manufactured human embryo or trophoblast under conditions where the introduced cells generate all or most of the body tissues of the developing organism;    (5) “Public funds” means without limitation:  (A) Moneys received or collected by the state or any official, department, division, agency, or educational or political subdivision of the state, including without limitation:  (i) Moneys derived from federal, state, or local taxes;  (ii) Gifts or grants from any source;  (iii) Settlement of any claim or cause of action;  (iv) Bond proceeds or investment income;  (v) Federal grants or payments; or  (vi) Intergovernmental transfers; and    (B) Moneys received or controlled by an official, department, division, or agency of the state government or any educational or political subdivision of the state pursuant to an appropriation by the General Assembly; and    (6) “Somatic cell” means a diploid cell, having a complete set of chromosomes, obtained or derived from a living or deceased human body at any stage of development.
AR Code § 20-16-2204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 22 - Prohibition of Public Funding of Human Cloning and Destructive Embryo Research Act [Effective January 1, 2020.]|§ 20-16-2204. Prohibitions. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

 (a) Public funds shall not be used to:  (1) Finance human cloning or destructive embryo research, including destructive embryonic stem cell research;  (2) Buy, receive, or otherwise transfer a human embryo with the knowledge that the embryo will be subject to destructive research; or  (3) Buy, receive, or otherwise transfer gametes with the knowledge that a human embryo will be produced from the gametes to be used in destructive research.    (b) The state, a state educational institution, or a political subdivision of the state shall not use public funds, facilities, or employees to knowingly destroy human embryos for the purpose of research or knowingly participate in human cloning or attempted human cloning.
AR Code § 20-16-2205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 22 - Prohibition of Public Funding of Human Cloning and Destructive Embryo Research Act [Effective January 1, 2020.]|§ 20-16-2205. Exceptions. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

 This subchapter does not restrict the funding of areas of scientific research not specifically prohibited by this subchapter, including without limitation:   (1) In vitro fertilization and accompanying embryo transfer to the body of a woman;  (2) Administration of fertility-enhancing drugs;  (3) Research in the use of nuclear transfer or other cloning techniques to produce molecules, deoxyribonucleic acid, cells other than human embryos, tissues, organs, plants, or animals other than humans; and  (4) Any diagnostic procedure that benefits the human embryo subject to destructive tests while not imposing risks greater than those considered acceptable for other human research subjects.
AR Code § 20-16-2206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 22 - Prohibition of Public Funding of Human Cloning and Destructive Embryo Research Act [Effective January 1, 2020.]|§ 20-16-2206. Penalties and sanctions. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

 (a) A person or entity that knowingly fails to comply with the provisions of this subchapter is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.  (b) A person or entity that knowingly fails to comply with the provisions of this subchapter shall be fined a civil penalty in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000).  (c) A violation of this subchapter may be the basis for:  (1) Denying an application for an initial license, permit, certificate, or any other form of permission required to practice or engage in a trade, occupation, or profession;  (2) Denying an application for renewal of a license, permit, certificate, or any other form of permission required to practice or engage in a trade, occupation, or profession; or  (3) Revoking a license, permit, certificate, or any other form of permission required to practice or engage in a trade, occupation, or profession.
AR Code § 20-16-2207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 22 - Prohibition of Public Funding of Human Cloning and Destructive Embryo Research Act [Effective January 1, 2020.]|§ 20-16-2207. Standing. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

 A taxpayer of this state or any political subdivision of this state shall have standing to bring suit to enforce this subchapter against:   (1) The state, any official, department, division, agency, or political subdivision of this state; and  (2) A recipient of public funds that is in violation of this subchapter.
AR Code § 20-16-2208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 22 - Prohibition of Public Funding of Human Cloning and Destructive Embryo Research Act [Effective January 1, 2020.]|§ 20-16-2208. Right of intervention. [Effective January 1, 2020.]

 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 subchapter is challenged.
AR Code § 20-16-2301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 23 - Perinatal Palliative Care Information Act|§ 20-16-2301. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Perinatal Palliative Care Information Act”.
AR Code § 20-16-2302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 23 - Perinatal Palliative Care Information Act|§ 20-16-2302. Legislative findings and purpose

 (a) The General Assembly finds that:  (1) As diagnosis of prenatal conditions improves, more lethal fetal anomalies are diagnosed earlier in pregnancy;  (2)  (A) Currently, parents are often given minimal options.  (B) Parents must choose between terminating the pregnancy or simply waiting for the child to die;    (3) The majority of parents in the situation described in subdivision (a)(2) of this section choose to terminate the pregnancy, with only twenty percent (20%) of parents deciding to continue the pregnancy;  (4) Studies indicate that choosing to terminate a pregnancy can pose severe long-term psychological risks for a woman, including the risk of post-traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety;  (5) Parents who choose to continue the pregnancy under the supportive, compassionate care of a perinatal palliative care team report being emotionally and spiritually prepared for the birth of a child; and  (6) Studies reveal that when given the option, at least eighty to eighty-seven percent (80-87%) of parents choose to continue their pregnancies in a supportive environment of perinatal palliative care.    (b) It is the purpose of this subchapter to:  (1) Guarantee that a woman considering an abortion after a diagnosis of a lethal fetal anomaly is presented with information on the option of perinatal palliative care; and  (2) Ensure that any abortion choice that a woman makes has been fully informed.
AR Code § 20-16-2303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 23 - Perinatal Palliative Care Information Act|§ 20-16-2303. 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) “Lethal fetal anomaly” means a fetal condition diagnosed before birth that will result in the death of the unborn child with reasonable certainty within three (3) months of the birth;  (3) “Medical emergency” means, based on the good faith clinical judgment of the physician, a condition that has complicated the medical condition of the pregnant woman so as to necessitate the immediate termination of the pregnancy to avert her death or for which a delay will create a serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function;  (4)  (A) “Perinatal palliative care” means comprehensive support to the pregnant woman and her family that includes support from the time of diagnosis, through the time of birth and the death of the infant, and through the postpartum period.  (B) “Perinatal palliative care” may include without limitation counseling and medical care by maternal-fetal medical specialists, obstetricians, neonatologists, anesthesia specialists, clergy, social workers, and specialty nurses focused on alleviating fear and ensuring that the woman and her family experience the life and death of the child in a comfortable and supportive environment; and    (5) “Physician” means a person licensed to practice medicine in this state, including a medical doctor and a doctor of osteopathy.
AR Code § 20-16-2304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 23 - Perinatal Palliative Care Information Act|§ 20-16-2304. Informed consent for abortion to include perinatal palliative care information

 (a) Except in the case of a medical emergency, consent to an abortion when the unborn child has been diagnosed with a lethal fetal anomaly is voluntary and informed only if at least seventy-two (72) hours before the abortion:  (1) The physician performing the abortion has verbally informed the pregnant woman that perinatal palliative care services are available and has offered perinatal palliative care services as an alternative to abortion; and  (2) The pregnant woman is given a list of perinatal palliative care services available both in the state and nationally that is prepared by the Department of Health and organized geographically by location.    (b) If the pregnant woman declines perinatal palliative care services, the pregnant woman shall certify in writing that:  (1) She declines the perinatal palliative care services; and  (2) She has received the materials described in subdivision (a)(2) of this section.
AR Code § 20-16-2305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare|Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety|Chapter 16 - Reproductive Health|Subchapter 23 - Perinatal Palliative Care Information Act|§ 20-16-2305. Professional sanctions

 (a) A violation of this subchapter shall constitute unprofessional conduct and shall result in the revocation of a physician's license to practice medicine.  (b) A violation of this subchapter may be used as the basis for:  (1) Denying an application for licensure, certification, permit, registration, or other form of permission required to practice or engage in a trade, occupation, or profession;  (2) Denying an application for renewal of licensure, certification, permit, registration, or other form of permission required to practice or engage in a trade, occupation, or profession; and  (3) Revoking a license, certification, permit, registration, or other form of permission required to practice or engage in a trade, occupation, or profession.