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20-16-1706. Medical emergencies.
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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 indications supporting the physician's judgment that an immediate abortion is necessary to avert her death or that a seventy-two-hour delay will cause substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-16-1706
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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 indications supporting the physician's judgment that an immediate abortion is necessary to avert her death or that a seventy-two-hour delay will cause substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.
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