A physician or any other person who is a member of or associated with the medical
staff of a health care facility or any employee of a health care facility in which
an abortion or any sterilization procedure is scheduled, and who shall state in writing
an objection to the abortion or sterilization procedure on moral or religious grounds,
shall not be required to participate in the medical procedures which result in the
abortion or sterilization, and the refusal of the person to participate in the medical
procedures shall not form the basis for any claim of damages on account of the refusal
or for any disciplinary or recriminatory action against the person.
Notes of Decisions
Gray by Gray v. Romeo, 697 F. Supp. 580 (D.R.I. 1988).
· cites it 2× “The Defendants argue that the principle underlying R.I.Gen.Laws § 23-17-11 (1985), which states that a person associated with a health care facility may refuse on moral or religious grounds to participate in an abortion or sterilization procedure, should apply in this situation.”
Gray ex rel. Gray v. Romeo, 697 F. Supp. 580 (D.R.I. 1988).
· cites it 2× “The Defendants argue that the principle underlying R.I.Gen.Laws § 23-17-11 (1985), which states that a person associated with a health care facility may refuse on moral or religious grounds to participate in an abortion or sterilization procedure, should apply in this situation.”
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