Arkansas Statutes
§ 5-61-101 — Abortion only by licensed physician
Arkansas·Title 5
(a)It is unlawful for any person to induce another person to have an abortion or to knowingly terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant with the purpose to cause fetal death unless the person is a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of Arkansas.
(b)A violation of subsection (a) of this section is a Class D felony.
(c)This section does not allow the charging or conviction of a woman with any criminal offense in the death of her own unborn child in utero.
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Related
Hopkins v. Jegley
267 F. Supp. 3d 1024 (E.D. Arkansas, 2017)
Little Rock Family Planning Services v. Rutledge
(E.D. Arkansas, 2019)
Legislative History
Amended by Act 2017, No. 383,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1983, No. 715, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2561; Acts 1999, No. 1273, § 4.
Nearby Sections
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§ 5-1-101
Title§ 5-1-102
Definitions§ 5-1-103
Applicability to offenses generally§ 5-1-104
Territorial applicability§ 5-1-106
Felonies§ 5-1-107
Misdemeanors§ 5-1-108
Violations§ 5-1-109
Statute of limitations