AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT (Creates the Rhode Island Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, prohibiting the performance or induction of an abortion of an unborn child capable of feeling pain, unless necessary to prevent serious health risk to the unborn child’s mother. Eff 1/1/23)
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2022
Last action Apr 7, 2022
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Total actions
3
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0
Committee
1
Apr 7, 2022
Committee
04/07/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 26, 2022
Introduced
01/26/2022 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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