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Arkansas · Snapshot open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14

Ark. Code Ann. § 5-61-101: Abortion only by licensed physician

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  1. AR Code
  2. Title 5
  3. Chapter 61
  4. Subchapter 1

(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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