2017 -- H 5343 | |
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LC000571 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE ACT | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Ajello, Walsh, Donovan, Ranglin-Vassell, and | |
Date Introduced: February 02, 2017 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Title 23 of the General Laws entitled "HEALTH AND SAFETY" is hereby |
2 | amended by adding thereto the following chapter: |
3 | CHAPTER 4.13 |
4 | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE ACT |
5 | 23-4.13-1. Short title. |
6 | This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Reproductive Health care Act." |
7 | 23-4.13-2. Noninterference in reproductive health care. |
8 | (a) Neither the state, nor any of its agencies, or political subdivisions shall: |
9 | (1) Interfere with a woman's decision to prevent, commence, continue, or terminate a |
10 | pregnancy provided the decision is made prior to fetal viability; |
11 | (2) Restrict the use of medically recognized methods of contraception or abortion; or |
12 | (3) Restrict the manner in which medically recognized methods of contraception or |
13 | abortion are provided. |
14 | (b) For purposes of this section, "fetal viability" means that stage of gestation where the |
15 | attending physician, taking into account the particular facts of the case, has determined that there |
16 | is a reasonable likelihood of the fetus' sustained survival outside of the womb. |
17 | (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to abrogate the provisions of §23-4.7-6 or |
18 | §23-17-11. |
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1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE ACT | |
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1 | This act would prohibit the state from interfering with a woman's decision to prevent, |
2 | commence, continue, or terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability, or restricting the use or |
3 | manner of medically recognized methods of contraception or abortion. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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