In 2013, Arkansas passed an unconstitutional 20-week ban on abortion. The law bans all abortions at 20 weeks post-fertilization with narrow exceptions for situations in which an abortion is necessary to save a woman’s life or to prevent the risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function. The law also includes exceptions for cases of rape and incest, but it does not include an exception for mental health reasons and it prohibits a physician from performing an abortion even if he or she believes there is a risk that the woman may commit suicide or otherwise harm herself. The ban is currently in effect.
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In 2013, Arkansas passed an unconstitutional 20-week ban on abortion. The law bans all abortions at 20 weeks post-fertilization with narrow exceptions for situations in which an abortion is necessary to save a woman’s life or to prevent the risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function. The law also includes exceptions for cases of rape and incest, but it does not include an exception for mental health reasons and it prohibits a physician from performing an abortion even if he or she believes there is a risk that the woman may commit suicide or otherwise harm herself. The ban is currently in effect.
Legislative ban enacted in 2013 on abortions 20 weeks after fertilization/22 weeks LMP.
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