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Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-16-2403. Resource access assistance offer

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A person shall not perform an abortion unless the person verifies that the woman on whom the abortion is to be performed has received a resource access assistance offer.

(b) A resource access assistance offer under subsection (a) of this section shall consist of a care agent’s:

(1) Informing the pregnant woman of the availability of free:

(A) Healthy pregnancy program services offered under § 20-8-1001(d)(2); and

(B) Care plan coordination services offered under § 20-8-1001(d)(3);

(2) Providing education on other public and private resources available to address the socioeconomic needs of the pregnant woman or the biological father of the unborn child;

(3) Offering screening and assistance for abuse, assault, sexual assault, neglect, coercion, and human trafficking; and

(4) Offering medically accurate information using the informational materials described in the Woman's Right-to-Know Act, § 20-16-1701 et seq.

(c) The pregnant woman is not required to:

(1) Initiate any offered services in order to obtain an abortion; or

(2) Provide any information to the care agent except her unique identifying number as described in § 20-16-2407.

(d) The resource access assistance offer shall be provided by the state at no cost to the woman.

(e) A care agent who provides a resource access assistance offer under this section shall not refer a woman to an abortion provider, recommend abortion, or take any other action that directly or indirectly advises a woman to obtain or assists a woman in obtaining an abortion.

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