Where there is an emergency requiring immediate action, the requirements of this chapter may be waived. The woman’s attending physician shall certify in writing in the patient’s medical record that an emergency exists and the medical basis for his or her opinion.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4.7-4
Emergency requiring immediate action
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New Eng. (2006)
Most recently applied in Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New Eng. (January 2006)
P.L. 1982, ch. 323, § 2.
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.