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2005 Washington Revised Code RCW 9.02.140: State regulation.

    Any regulation promulgated by the state relating to abortion shall be valid only if:

         (1) The regulation is medically necessary to protect the life or health of the woman terminating her pregnancy,

         (2) The regulation is consistent with established medical practice, and

         (3) Of the available alternatives, the regulation imposes the least restrictions on the woman's right to have an abortion as defined by RCW 9.02.100 through 9.02.170 and 9.02.900 through 9.02.902.

    [1992 c 1 § 5 (Initiative Measure No. 120, approved November 5, 1991).]

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