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2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 23 - Health and Safety
Chapter 23-4.7 - Informed Consent for Abortion
Section 23-4.7-7 - Liability of physician.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 23-4.7-7 (2017)
§ 23-4.7-7. Liability of physician.
Any physician who knowingly violates the requirements of this chapter shall be deemed to have engaged in "unprofessional conduct" for the purposes of § 5-37-5.1. The willful failure to provide the woman with the substance of the information pursuant to the requirements of § 23-4.7-3 shall be prima facie evidence of failure to obtain informed consent in an action at law or in equity.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1982, ch. 323, § 2.)
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