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AR SB448
Bill
Status
4/5/2019
Primary Sponsor
Gary Stubblefield
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AI Summary
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Requires any person performing or inducing an abortion to be a physician licensed to practice medicine in Arkansas and board-certified or board-eligible in obstetrics and gynecology.
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Establishes violations of physician qualification requirements as a Class D felony with potential revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal of professional licenses for abortion facilities or physicians.
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Repeals the presumption that a fetus is not viable prior to the end of the twenty-fifth week of pregnancy.
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Redefines "viability" as the state of fetal development when a physician judges there is a reasonable likelihood of sustained survival of the unborn child outside the mother's body, with or without artificial life support, based on available medical technology and information.
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Approved April 4, 2019.
Legislative Description
To Require Physicians To Have Certain Qualifications To Perform Abortions; And To Repeal The Presumption Of Viability Of A Fetus At The Twenty-fifth Week Of Pregnancy.
Last Action
Notification that SB448 is now Act 700
4/5/2019