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AR HB1684
Bill
Status
3/22/2023
Primary Sponsor
Denise Garner
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AI Summary
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Amends the definition of "medical emergency" in both the Arkansas Human Life Protection Act and the Arkansas Unborn Child Protection Act to include conditions necessary to preserve the life or health of a pregnant woman.
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Expands the medical emergency definition to explicitly include life-endangering or health-endangering physical conditions caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself.
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Modifies Arkansas Code § 5-61-304(a) to allow abortion to save the life or health of a pregnant woman in a medical emergency under the Human Life Protection Act.
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Modifies Arkansas Code § 5-61-404(a) to allow abortion to save the life or health of a pregnant woman in a medical emergency under the Unborn Child Protection Act.
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Applies identical amendments to both acts to ensure consistent standards across Arkansas abortion restriction statutes.
Legislative Description
To Amend The Definition Of "medical Emergency" Within The Arkansas Human Life Protection Act And The Arkansas Unborn Child Protection Act; And To Add An Exception To Save The Health Of The Mother.
Last Action
Recommended for study in the Interim by Joint Interim Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE
4/4/2023