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20-16-1705. Prevention of forced abortion — Signage in abortion facilities.
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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 that is clearly visible to all individuals who enter and that features the text contained in subdivision (a)(2) of this section.
(2) The sign shall display the following text:
“It is against the law for anyone, regardless of his or her relationship to you, to force you to have an abortion. You have the right to contact any local or state law enforcement or any social service agency to receive protection from any actual or threatened physical, emotional, or psychological abuse. It is against the law to perform, induce, prescribe for, or provide you with the means for an abortion without your voluntary consent.”
(b) The sign shall be posted in each waiting room, patient consultation room, and procedure room used by patients for whom abortions are performed, induced, prescribed or for whom the means for an abortion are provided.
(c) The continued posting of signage shall be a condition of licensure of any facility that performs or induces abortions.
(d) The display of signage does not discharge the duty of a facility to have a physician orally inform a pregnant woman of information and materials contained in § 20-16-1703.
(e)(1) The Department of Health shall provide all signs required by this section to the licensed abortion facility.
(2) The department may require that a licensed abortion facility reimburse the department for any costs associated with the sign or signs.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-16-1705
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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 that is clearly visible to all individuals who enter and that features the text contained in subdivision (a)(2) of this section.
(2) The sign shall display the following text:
“It is against the law for anyone, regardless of his or her relationship to you, to force you to have an abortion. You have the right to contact any local or state law enforcement or any social service agency to receive protection from any actual or threatened physical, emotional, or psychological abuse. It is against the law to perform, induce, prescribe for, or provide you with the means for an abortion without your voluntary consent.”
(b) The sign shall be posted in each waiting room, patient consultation room, and procedure room used by patients for whom abortions are performed, induced, prescribed or for whom the means for an abortion are provided.
(c) The continued posting of signage shall be a condition of licensure of any facility that performs or induces abortions.
(d) The display of signage does not discharge the duty of a facility to have a physician orally inform a pregnant woman of information and materials contained in § 20-16-1703.
(e)(1) The Department of Health shall provide all signs required by this section to the licensed abortion facility.
(2) The department may require that a licensed abortion facility reimburse the department for any costs associated with the sign or signs.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
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 to be performed or induced.
(b) Except in the case of a medical emergency, consent to an abortion is voluntary and informed only if:
(1) At least seventy-two (72) hours before the abortion, the physician who is to perform the abortion or the referring physician has informed the woman, orally and in person, of the following:
(A) The name of the physician who will perform the abortion;
(B) Medically accurate information that a reasonable patient would consider material to the decision concerning whether or not to undergo the abortion, including:
(i) A description of the proposed abortion method;
(ii) The immediate and long-term medical risks associated with the proposed abortion method, including without limitation the risks of:
(a) Cervical or uterine perforation;
(b) Danger to subsequent pregnancies;
(c) Hemorrhage; and
(d) Infection; and
(iii) Alternatives to the abortion;
(C) The probable gestational age of the unborn child at the time the abortion is to be performed;
(D) The probable anatomical and physiological characteristics of the unborn child at the time the abortion is to be performed;
(E) The medical risks associated with carrying the unborn child to term;
(F) Any need for anti-Rh immune globulin therapy if the woman is Rh negative, the likely consequences of refusing such therapy, and the cost of the therapy; and
(G) Information on reversing the effects of abortion-inducing drugs;
(2) At least seventy-two (72) hours before the abortion, the physician who is to perform the abortion, the referring physician, or a qualified person informs the woman, ora
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-16-1703
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-16-1703. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.