{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-120-901","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-120-901","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter:\n\n(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\n\n(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.","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 120","Subchapter 9"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"7b7b88c06d74e267f3ab3962a34c52c29e254a3a5329c0bbb100d1ed5af32fb7","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-120-804","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-120-902"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}