Rhode Island § 23-4.7-1 § 23-4.7-1. "Abortionâ€� defined.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-4.7-1 — § 23-4.7-1. "Abortionâ€� defined.

Rhode Island § 23-4.7-1

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-4.7Informed Consent for Abortion

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4.7-1 (2026).

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§ 23-4.7-1. "Abortionâ€� defined.
"Abortionâ€� 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 administering of any medicine, drug, substance, or thing
            or the employment of any instrument or means for the purpose of completing an incomplete,
            spontaneous miscarriage.
         

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§ 23-4.7-1. "Abortionâ€� defined.

"Abortionâ€� 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 administering of any medicine, drug, substance, or thing or the employment of any instrument or means for the purpose of completing an incomplete, spontaneous miscarriage.