2022 Regular Session • Rhode Island Legislature
H7189: Rhode Island Pain-capable Unborn Child Protection Act
Legislative Summary
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 History
1/26/2022
Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
House of Representatives
4/1/2022
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/07/2022)
House of Representatives
4/7/2022
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/26/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 5
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
David Place
Republican