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1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: H3/12/25 S3/18/25
2 95th General Assembly
A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1551
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5 By: Representative Gazaway
6 By: Senator Gilmore
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8 For An Act To Be Entitled
9 AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CRIMINAL ABORTION;
10 TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF COERCED CRIMINAL ABORTION BY
11 MEANS OF FRAUD; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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15 TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING CRIMINAL
16 ABORTION; AND TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF
17 COERCED CRIMINAL ABORTION BY MEANS OF
18 FRAUD.
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20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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22 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 5, Chapter 61, Subchapter 1, is amended
23 to add an additional section to read as follows:
24 5-61-103. Coerced criminal abortion by means of fraud.
25 (a) As used in this section:
26 (1) "Abortion" means a chemical abortion as defined in � 20-16-
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28 (2)(A) "Abortion-inducing drug" means a medicine, drug,
29 combination of drugs or chemicals, or any other substance used with the
30 intent of causing an abortion including without limitation off-label use of
31 drugs known to have abortion-inducing properties, such as mifepristone, RU-
32 486, Mifeprex, Cytotec, misoprostol, and methotrexate.
33 (B) "Abortion-inducing drug" does not include:
34 (i) Drugs that may be known to increase the risk of
35 miscarriage, but which are prescribed for other medical indications such as
36 chemotherapeutic agents or diagnostic drugs; and
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1 (ii) Contraceptives, emergency contraceptives, or
2 methotrexate when used to treat an ectopic pregnancy.
3 (b) A person commits coerced criminal abortion by means of fraud if he
4 or she knowingly administers or gives an abortion-inducing drug to a pregnant
5 woman without her knowledge or consent with the purpose to cause an abortion.
6 (c) A person who violates subsection (b) of this section upon
7 conviction is guilty of a Class B felony.
8 (d) A prosecution under this section does not prevent prosecution
9 under another section if a person commits coerced criminal abortion by means
10 of fraud and the use of an abortion-inducing drug causes the death or bodily
11 injury of the pregnant woman or an unborn child.
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