2014 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 23 - Health and Safety
Chapter 23-4.8 - Spousal Notice for Abortion
Section 23-4.8-3 - Exceptions.

§ 23-4.8-3 Exceptions. – The requirements of § 23-4.8-2 shall not apply if:

(1) The woman having the abortion furnishes to the physician who is to perform the abortion or the physician's authorized agent prior to the abortion being performed a written statement that she has given notice to her husband of the proposed abortion or a written statement that the fetus was not fathered by her husband;

(2) The woman and her husband are living separate and apart or either spouse has filed a petition or complaint for divorce in a court of competent jurisdiction;

(3) The physician who is to perform the abortion or his or her authorized agent receives the written affirmation of the husband that he has been notified of the proposed abortion; or

(4) There is an emergency requiring immediate action. In the case of an emergency, the woman's attending physician shall certify in writing on the patient's medical record that an emergency exists and the medical basis for his or her opinion.

History of Section.
(P.L. 1982, ch. 325, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 475, § 37.)