Rhode Island General Laws 23-17-11. Abortion and sterilization – Protection for nonparticipation – Procedure
A physician or any other person who is a member of or associated with the medical staff of a health care facility or any employee of a health care facility in which an abortion or any sterilization procedure is scheduled, and who shall state in writing an objection to the abortion or sterilization procedure on moral or religious grounds, shall not be required to participate in the medical procedures which result in the abortion or sterilization, and the refusal of the person to participate in the medical procedures shall not form the basis for any claim of damages on account of the refusal or for any disciplinary or recriminatory action against the person.
History of Section.
P.L. 1978, ch. 269, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 23-16-11; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-17-11.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-17-11
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Health care facility: means a hospital or a nursing facility. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17-59
- in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
- Person: means any individual, trust or estate, partnership, corporation (including associations, joint stock companies, and insurance companies), state, or political subdivision or instrumentality of a state. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-17-2