§ 20-16-904 - Printed materials. - Arkansas Statutes

20-16-904. Printed materials.

(a) The Division of Health of the Department of Health and Human Services shall cause to be published in English and in each language which is the primary language of two percent (2%) or more of the state's population and shall update on an annual basis the following printed materials in such a way as to ensure that the information is easily comprehensible:

(1) At the option of the division:

(A) Geographically indexed materials designed to inform the woman of public and private agencies, including adoption agencies, and services available to assist a woman through pregnancy, upon childbirth, and while the child is dependent, including:

(i) A comprehensive list of the agencies available;

(ii) A description of the services they offer; and

(iii) A description of the manner, including telephone numbers, in which they might be contacted; or

(B) Printed materials, including a toll-free telephone number which may be called twenty-four (24) hours per day to obtain orally a list and description of agencies in the locality of the caller and of the services they offer; and

(2) (A) Materials designed to inform the woman of the probable anatomical and physiological characteristics of the fetus at two-week gestational increments from the time when a woman can be known to be pregnant to full term, including:

(i) Any relevant information on the possibility of the fetus' survival; and

(ii) Pictures or drawings representing the development of fetuses at two-week gestational increments, provided that the pictures or drawings shall describe the dimensions of the fetus and shall be realistic and appropriate for the stage of pregnancy depicted.

(B) The materials shall be objective, nonjudgmental, and designed to convey only accurate scientific information about the fetus at the various gestational ages.

(C) The material shall also contain objective information describing:

(i) The methods of termination of pregnancy procedures commonly employed;

(ii) The medical risks commonly associated with each of those procedures;

(iii) The possible detrimental psychological effects of termination of pregnancy; and

(iv) The medical risks commonly associated with carrying a child to term.

(b) The materials referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall be printed in a typeface large enough to be clearly legible.

(c) The materials required under this section shall be available at no cost from the division and shall be distributed upon request in appropriate numbers to any person, facility, or hospital.

(d) (1) The division shall develop and maintain a secure website to provide the information described under subsection (a) of this section.

(2) The website shall be maintained at a minimum resolution of 72 pixels per inch.