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Ark. Code Ann. § 16-120-901: Definitions
Where this section sits in the code
- AR Code
- Title 16
- Chapter 120
- Subchapter 9
As used in this subchapter:
(1) "Civil action for wrongful birth" means a cause of action that is brought by a parent or other person who is legally required to provide for the support of a child, seeking economic or noneconomic damages for the child because of a condition that existed at the time of the birth of the child and which is based on a claim that the act or omission of a person contributed to the child's being born; and
(2) "Civil action for wrongful life" means a cause of action that is brought by or on behalf of a child, seeking economic or noneconomic damages for the child because of a condition that existed at the time of the birth of the child and which is based on a claim that the act or omission of a person contributed to the child's being born.
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