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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4.7-1. “Abortion” defined
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“Abortion” for the purpose of this chapter means administering to a woman, known to be pregnant, any medicine, drug, substance, or thing whatever, or the employment upon her of any instrument or means whatever, with intent to terminate a pregnancy. The term shall not include the …
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4.7-2. Informed written consent required
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In order to insure that a woman’s consent to abortion is truly informed consent, an abortion shall be performed only after the woman has given her consent, in writing, in a form satisfying the provisions of § 23-4.7-5.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4.7-3. Required disclosures
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(a) Either the physician who is to perform the abortion or his or her authorized agent or another physician or his or her authorized agent shall: (1) Inform the woman that she is pregnant and inform her of the estimated gestational age of the fetus at the time of the disclosure. …
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4.7-4. Emergency requiring immediate action
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Where there is an emergency requiring immediate action, the requirements of this chapter may be waived. The woman’s attending physician shall certify in writing in the patient’s medical record that an emergency exists and the medical basis for his or her opinion.
