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AR HB1686
Bill
Status
Failed
5/1/2023
Primary Sponsor
Wayne Long
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AI Summary
- Creates the Arkansas Chemical Abortions Ban Act as a new subchapter in Arkansas Code Title 5, Chapter 61
- Prohibits prescribing, dispensing, distributing, selling, or using any drug for the purpose of procuring or performing an abortion
- Defines "unborn child" as an individual organism of the species Homo sapiens from fertilization until live birth
- Establishes exemptions for contraceptive agents administered before conception, treatment of natural miscarriage per medical guidelines, and treatment necessary to preserve a pregnant woman's life in a medical emergency
- Violation is a Class D felony, but pregnant women upon whom the prohibited abortion is performed or attempted cannot be criminally prosecuted
Legislative Description
To Create The Arkansas Chemical Abortions Ban Act.
Last Action
Died in House Committee at Sine Die Adjournment
5/1/2023
Committee Referrals
Judiciary4/3/2023
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