{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-16-1001","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-1001","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Asexual reproduction\" means reproduction not initiated by the union of oocyte and sperm;\n\n(2) \"Embryo\" means an organism of the species Homo sapiens from the single cell stage to eight (8) weeks of development;\n\n(3) \"Fetus\" means an organism of the species Homo sapiens from eight (8) weeks of development until complete expulsion or extraction from a woman's body or removal from an artificial womb or other similar environment designed to nurture the development of the organism;\n\n(4) \"Human cloning\" means human asexual reproduction, accomplished by introducing the genetic material from one (1) or more human somatic cells into a fertilized or unfertilized oocyte whose nuclear material has been removed or inactivated so as to produce a living organism, at any stage of development, that is genetically virtually identical to an existing or previously existing human organism;\n\n(5) \"Oocyte\" means the human female germ cell, the egg; and\n\n(6) \"Somatic cell\" means a diploid cell, having a complete cell of chromosomes, obtained or derived from a living or deceased human body at any stage of development.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 16","Subchapter 10"],"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":"683f68095264991abed93816c12b97fb5515142ddfd5e184e6f07668fa559a1d","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-15-909","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-16-1002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}