Rhode Island § 23-4.11-1 § 23-4.11-1. Purpose.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-4.11-1 — § 23-4.11-1. Purpose.

Rhode Island § 23-4.11-1

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-4.11Rights of the Terminally Ill Act

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4.11-1 (2026).

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§ 23-4.11-1. Purpose.
(a) The legislature finds that adult persons have the fundamental right to control the
            decisions relating to the rendering of their own medical care, including the decision
            to have life sustaining procedures withheld or withdrawn in instances of a terminal
            condition.
         
(b) In order that the rights of patients may be respected even after they are no longer
            able to participate actively in decisions about themselves, the legislature declares
            that the laws of the state shall recognize the right of an adult person to make a
            written declaration instructing his or her physician to w

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§ 23-4.11-1. Purpose.

(a) The legislature finds that adult persons have the fundamental right to control the decisions relating to the rendering of their own medical care, including the decision to have life sustaining procedures withheld or withdrawn in instances of a terminal condition.

(b) In order that the rights of patients may be respected even after they are no longer able to participate actively in decisions about themselves, the legislature declares that the laws of the state shall recognize the right of an adult person to make a written declaration instructing his or her physician to withhold or withdraw life sustaining procedures in the event of a terminal condition.