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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in this subchapter:
(1)(A) “Abortion” means the act of using or prescribing any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent to terminate the clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a woman, with knowledge that the termination by any of those means will with reasonable likelihood cause the death of the unborn child.
(B) An act under subdivision (1)(A) of this section is not an abortion if the act is performed with the intent to:
(i) Save the life or preserve the health of the unborn child;
(ii) Remove a dead unborn child caused by spontaneous abortion; or
(iii) Remove an ectopic pregnancy;
(2) “Abuse” means the same as defined in § 12-18-103;
(3) “Agency” means an entity that contracts with the Department of Human Services to provide the services required under § 20-8-1001 or the resource access assistance offer;
(4) “Assault” means the act or offense described in §§ 5-13-204--5-13-207;
(5) “Care agent” means a person employed by an agency to perform the services required by this subchapter;
(6) “Human trafficking” means the act or offense described in the Human Trafficking Act of 2013, § 5-18-101 et seq.;
(7) “Medical emergency” means a condition that, based on the good faith clinical judgment of the physician, has complicated the medical condition of the pregnant woman so as to necessitate the immediate termination of the pregnancy to avert the woman's death or for which a delay will create a serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function;
(8) “Neglect” means the same as defined in § 12-18-103; and
(9) “Sexual assault” means an act or offense described in § 5-14-101 et seq., except for a misdemeanor violation of sexual indecency with a child, § 5-14-110.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-16-2402. Definitions - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-20-public-health-and-welfare/ar-code-sect-20-16-2402/
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