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20-16-302. Legislative declaration.
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20-16-302. Legislative declaration.
It is the declaration of the General Assembly that:
(1) Continuing population growth either causes or aggravates many social, economic, and environmental problems, both in this state and in the nation;
(2) Contraceptive procedures, supplies, and information as to and procedures for voluntary sterilization are not sufficiently available as a practical matter to many persons in this state;
(3) It is desirable that inhibitions and restrictions be eliminated so that all persons desiring and needing contraceptive procedures, supplies, and information shall have ready and practicable access thereto through legally recognized channels; and
(4) Section 20-16-304 sets forth the policy and authority of this state, its political subdivisions, and all agencies and institutions thereof, including prohibitions against restrictions, with respect to contraceptive procedures, supplies, and information.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-16-302
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20-16-302. Legislative declaration.
It is the declaration of the General Assembly that:
(1) Continuing population growth either causes or aggravates many social, economic, and environmental problems, both in this state and in the nation;
(2) Contraceptive procedures, supplies, and information as to and procedures for voluntary sterilization are not sufficiently available as a practical matter to many persons in this state;
(3) It is desirable that inhibitions and restrictions be eliminated so that all persons desiring and needing contraceptive procedures, supplies, and information shall have ready and practicable access thereto through legally recognized channels; and
(4) Section 20-16-304 sets forth the policy and authority of this state, its political subdivisions, and all agencies and institutions thereof, including prohibitions against restrictions, with respect to contraceptive procedures, supplies, and information.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
20-16-304. Public policy — Availability of procedures, supplies, and information — Exceptions.
It shall be the policy and authority of this state that:
(1) All medically acceptable contraceptive procedures, supplies, and information shall be available through legally recognized channels to each person desirous of the procedures, supplies, and information regardless of sex, race, age, income, number of children, marital status, citizenship, or motive;
(2) Medical procedures for permanent sterilization, when performed by a physician on a requesting and consenting person eighteen (18) years of age or older, or less than eighteen (18) years of age if legally married, be consistent with public policy;
(3) Dissemination of medically acceptable contraceptive information in this state and in state and county health and welfare departments, in medical facilities, at institutions of higher education, and at other agencies and instrumentalities of this state be consistent with public policy;
(4) Nothing in this subchapter shall prohibit a physician, pharmacist, or any other authorized paramedical personnel from refusing to furnish any contraceptive procedures, supplies, or information; and
(5) No private institution or physician, nor any agent or employee of the institution or physician, nor any employee of a public institution acting under directions of a physician, shall be prohibited from refusing to provide contraceptive procedures, supplies, and information when the refusal is based upon religious or conscientious objection. No such institution, employee, agent, or physician shall be held liable for the refusal.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-16-304
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 20-16-304. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.