Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0064

Introduced
1/23/25  

Caption

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.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

RI H5616

Provides that public health advertisements be prohibited from stating that there is a safe way to take illegal drugs.

RI S0618

Provides an exemption for certain incarcerated persons from the payment of fees for a first request for vital statistics from the department of health.

RI H5714

Allows the director of the department of health to authorize the state registrar of vital records to change a person's race designation on their birth certificate, if justified.

RI S0487

Prohibits any personnel, in any healthcare facility, from asking the legal immigration status of any patient.

RI H5349

Provides an exemption for certain incarcerated persons from the payment of fees for a first request for vital statistics from the department of health.

RI S0682

Requires hospitals to have a notary on staff all hours of the day and week.

RI H5168

Requires all state licensed healthcare facilities to convert the powering of their operations from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. DOH promulgates rules and regulations to implement the requirements.

RI S0567

Requires healthcare facilities that perform abortions meet the license requirements of similar healthcare facilities and allows the department of health to conduct unannounced inspections.

Similar Bills

TX HB44

Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.

TX SB31

Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.

FL H0741

Termination of Pregnancies

WV SB17

Fetal Heartbeat Act

NJ A4557

"Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act"; bans abortion 20 weeks or more after fertilization.

FL H1573

Exceptions to the Limitation on Termination of Pregnancies

TX SB25

Relating to abortion at or after 20 weeks post-fertilization.

TX HB2364

Relating to abortion at or after 20 weeks post-fertilization.