{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-16-1706","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-16-1706","heading":"Medical emergencies","body":"When a medical emergency compels the performance of an abortion, the physician shall inform the woman before the abortion, if possible, of the medical indications supporting the physician's judgment that an immediate abortion is necessary to avert her death or that a seventy-two-hour delay will cause substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 16","Subchapter 17"],"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":"0572f7752eb3962ac9790e5f4dcf9972dc411e1700cb6b91bdbe9bd3e6e61a2e","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-16-1705","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-16-1707"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}