Arkansas legislation · 95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
Arkansas HB1880: TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS HUMAN LIFE PROTECTION ACT AND THE ARKANSAS UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT TO ADD CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS
Status: Failed, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to be entitled an act to amend the arkansas human life protection act and the arkansas unborn child protection act to add exceptions for a pregnancy that is the result of incest or rape, in the case of a fetal abnormality incompatible with life, and to save the health of the mother in the case of a medical emergency; to modify the definition of "medical emergency" within the arkansas human life protection act and the arkansas unborn child protection act; and for other purposes…
From the introduced text:
An Act To Be Entitled AN ACT TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS HUMAN LIFE PROTECTION ACT AND THE ARKANSAS UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT TO ADD EXCEPTIONS FOR A PREGNANCY THAT IS THE RESULT OF INCEST OR RAPE, IN THE CASE OF A FETAL ABNORMALITY INCOMPATIBLE WITH LIFE, AND TO SAVE THE HEALTH OF THE MOTHER IN THE CASE OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY; TO MODIFY THE DEFINITION OF "MEDICAL EMERGENCY" WITHIN THE ARKANSAS HUMAN LIFE PROTECTION ACT AND THE ARKANSAS UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Subtitle TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS HUMAN LIFE PROTECTION ACT AND THE ARKANSAS UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT TO ADD CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 5-61-303(3), concerning the definition of "medical emergency" within the Arkansas Human Life Protection Act, is amended to read as follows: (3) "Medical emergency" means a condition in which an abortion is necessary to preserve the life or health of a pregnant woman whose life or health is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering or health-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself; and *JMB327* 03/20/2025 1:54:53 PM JMB327 HB1880 SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 5-61-304(a), concerning the prohibitions under the Arkansas Human Life Protection Act, is amended …
Sponsors
- Ashley Hudson (D, 75) · primary sponsor