Arkansas Code Title 20, Subtitle 2, Chapter 16, Subchapter 8-2 - Abortion -- Parental Involvement Enhancement Act [Effective January 1, 2016]

• § 20-16-801 - Title. [Effective January 1, 2016.]
  This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Parental Involvement Enhancement Act".
• § 20-16-802 - Legislative Findings and Purpose. [Effective January 1, 2016.]
  (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Immature minors often lack the ability to make fully informed choices that take into account both immediate...
• § 20-16-803 - Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2016.]
  As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) "Abortion" means the act of using or prescribing an instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance, device,...
• § 20-16-804 - Notarized Consent. [Effective January 1, 2016.]
  Except as otherwise provided in §§ 20-16-807 and 20-16-809, a physician shall not perform an abortion upon an unempancipated minor or upon a woman...
• § 20-16-805 - Manner of Consent. [Effective January 1, 2016.]
  (a) A physician shall not perform an abortion upon a pregnant woman unless: (1) In the case of a woman who is less than...
• § 20-16-806 - Proof of Identification and Relationship to Pregnant Woman. [Effective January 1, 2016.]
  (a) The physician who performs the abortion shall obtain from the parent or legal guardian entitled to consent: (1) Positive proof of identification in...
• § 20-16-807 - Notice Postemergency. [Effective January 1, 2016.]
  (a) (1) Consent is not required under this subchapter if the attending physician certifies in the medical record of the pregnant woman that a...
• § 20-16-808 - Venue. [Effective January 1, 2016.]
  The pregnant woman may petition a circuit court in the county in which she resides for a waiver of the consent requirement.
• § 20-16-809 - Judicial Relief From Requirement. [Effective January 1, 2016.]
  (a) The requirements and procedures of this subchapter are available to a pregnant woman regardless of whether the woman is a resident of the...
• § 20-16-810 - Disclosure and Consent Form. [Effective January 1, 2016.]
  (a) Physicians shall use a form created by the Department of Health to obtain the consent required prior to performing an abortion on a...
• § 20-16-811 - Penalty. [Effective January 1, 2016.]
  (a) The performance of an abortion in violation of this subchapter shall be a Class A misdemeanor and shall be grounds for a civil...
• § 20-16-812 - Legislative Intent. [Effective January 1, 2016.]
  This subchapter is not intended to create and shall not be construed to create an affirmative right to legal abortion.
• § 20-16-813 - When Consent is Not Required. [Effective January 1, 2016.]
  A minor shall not be required to obtain consent under this subchapter if the guardianship or custody order has expired or is otherwise no...
• § 20-16-814 - Additional Information Reported by Abortion Providers. [Effective January 1, 2016.]
  (a) In addition to other information reported by an abortion provider to the Department of Health, the following information shall be reported for each...
• § 20-16-815 - Construction. [Effective January 1, 2016.]
  (a) This subchapter does not create or recognize a right to abortion.(b) It is not the intention of this subchapter to make lawful an...
• § 20-16-816 - Right of Intervention. [Effective January 1, 2016.]
  The General Assembly, by joint resolution, may appoint one (1) or more of its members who sponsored or cosponsored this subchapter, as a matter...
• § 20-16-817 - Effective Date. [Effective January 1, 2016.]
  This subchapter takes effect on January 1, 2016.

Last modified: November 15, 2016