Arkansas Code Title 20, Subtitle 2, Chapter 16, Subchapter 17 - Woman's Right-To-know Act

• § 20-16-1701 - Title.
  This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Woman's Right-to-Know Act".
• § 20-16-1702 - Definitions.
  As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) "Abortion" means the act of using or prescribing any instrument, medicine, drug, or other substance, device, or...
• § 20-16-1703 - Informed Consent Requirement.
  (a) A person shall not perform or induce an abortion without the voluntary and informed consent of the woman upon whom the abortion is...
• § 20-16-1704 - Publication of Materials.
  (a) (1) The Department of Health shall: (A) Publish easily comprehensible printed materials and an informational DVD in English and Spanish within ninety (90)...
• § 20-16-1705 - Prevention of Forced Abortion -- Signage in Abortion Facilities.
  (a) (1) A licensed facility where abortions are performed shall post a sign conspicuously in a location defined in subsection (b) of this section...
• § 20-16-1706 - Medical Emergencies.
  When a medical emergency compels the performance of an abortion, the physician shall inform the woman before the abortion, if possible, of the medical...
• § 20-16-1707 - Regulations -- Collection and Reporting of Information.
  (a) The Department of Health shall develop and promulgate regulations regarding reporting requirements.(b) (1) The Arkansas Center for Health Statistics of the Department of...
• § 20-16-1708 - Rules.
  (a) (1) The Department of Health shall adopt rules to implement this subchapter. (2) The department may add by rule additional examples of complications...
• § 20-16-1709 - Criminal Penalty.
  A person who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly violates this subchapter commits a Class A misdemeanor.
• § 20-16-1710 - Civil Penalties.
  (a) In addition to any remedies available under the common law or statutory law of this state, failure to comply with the requirements of...
• § 20-16-1711 - Construction.
  (a) This subchapter does not create or recognize a right to abortion.(b) This subchapter is not intended to make lawful an abortion that is...

Last modified: November 15, 2016