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Panel advances bill criminalizing fertility fraud after testimony from man who says he discovered doctor was his biological father
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE · March 17, 2021
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Summary
SB 474 would create criminal and civil remedies for so-called fertility fraud, including class B and C felonies and a civil cause of action. Matthew Smith, who testified he was conceived using an unauthorized donor, described personal and medical consequences; the committee voted to pass the bill.
Senate Bill 474, carried by Senator Beckham, would create criminal offenses for fertility fraud and a parallel civil cause of action. The sponsor said the measure fills a gap in Arkansas law; currently no statute specifically addresses…
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