The General Assembly finds and declares that the welfare of the citizens of the state requires that vulnerable persons be protected from suicide and that the cost to the taxpayers of enforcing laws preventing assisted suicides will be reduced by promoting civil enforcement of such laws.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-60-1
Legislative findings
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Washington v. Glucksberg (1997)
Most recently applied in Krischer v. McIver (July 1997)
P.L. 1996, ch. 181, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 183, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.