AR HB1610

Amends the definition of "medical emergency" in Arkansas abortion laws to require "reasonable medical judgment" when determining if pregnancy termination is necessary to preserve the life of a pregnant woman endangered by physical disorder, illness, or injury

Explicitly excludes from "medical emergency": conditions treatable without ending pregnancy, psychological or emotional conditions, and diagnoses based solely on patient claims or presumptions about future self-harming conduct

Adds statutory definition of "reasonable medical judgment" as judgment made by a reasonably prudent, qualified physician knowledgeable about the case and treatment possibilities

Changes physician liability from "affirmative defense to prosecution" to "not a violation" when medical treatment to a pregnant woman results in accidental or unintentional injury or death to the unborn child

Approved March 20, 2025 as Act 387 of the Regular Session