RCW 9.02.005 Transfer of duties to the department of health. The powers and duties of the state board of health under this chapter shall be performed by the department of health. [ 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 202; 1985 c 213 § 3.] NOTES: Effective date—Severability—1989 1st ex.s. c 9: See RCW 43.70.910 and […]
RCW 9.02.050 Concealing birth. Every person who shall endeavor to conceal the birth of a child by any disposition of its dead body, whether the child died before or after its birth, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor. [ 1909 c 249 § 200; RRS § 2452.]
RCW 9.02.100 Reproductive privacy—Public policy. The sovereign people hereby declare that every individual possesses a fundamental right of privacy with respect to personal reproductive decisions. Accordingly, it is the public policy of the state of Washington that: (1) Every individual has the fundamental right to choose or refuse birth control; (2) Every pregnant individual has […]
RCW 9.02.110 Right to have and provide. The state may not deny or interfere with a pregnant individual’s right to choose to have an abortion prior to viability of the fetus, or to protect the pregnant individual’s life or health. A physician, physician assistant, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or other health care provider acting within […]
RCW 9.02.120 Unauthorized abortions—Penalty. Unless authorized by RCW 9.02.110, any person who performs an abortion on another person shall be guilty of a class C felony punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW. The state shall not penalize, prosecute, or otherwise take adverse action against an individual based on their actual, potential, perceived, or alleged pregnancy outcomes. […]
RCW 9.02.130 Defenses to prosecution. The good faith judgment of a physician, physician assistant, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or other health care provider acting within the provider’s scope of practice as to viability of the fetus or as to the risk to life or health of a pregnant individual and the good faith judgment of […]
RCW 9.02.140 State regulation. Any regulation promulgated by the state relating to abortion shall be valid only if: (1) The regulation is medically necessary to protect the life or health of the pregnant individual who is terminating the pregnancy, (2) The regulation is consistent with established medical practice, and (3) Of the available alternatives, the […]
RCW 9.02.150 Refusing to perform. No person or private medical facility may be required by law or contract in any circumstances to participate in the performance of an abortion if such person or private medical facility objects to so doing. No person may be discriminated against in employment or professional privileges because of the person’s […]
RCW 9.02.160 State-provided benefits. If the state provides, directly or by contract, maternity care benefits, services, or information through any program administered or funded in whole or in part by the state, the state shall also provide pregnant individuals otherwise eligible for any such program with substantially equivalent benefits, services, or information to permit them […]
RCW 9.02.170 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter: (1) “Abortion” means any medical treatment intended to induce the termination of a pregnancy except for the purpose of producing a live birth. (2) “Advanced registered nurse practitioner” means an advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 18.79 RCW. (3) “Health care provider” means a person regulated […]
RCW 9.02.900 Construction—1992 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 120). RCW 9.02.100 through 9.02.170 and 9.02.900 through 9.02.902 shall not be construed to define the state’s interest in the fetus for any purpose other than the specific provisions of RCW 9.02.100 through 9.02.170 and 9.02.900 through 9.02.902. [ 1992 c 1 § 10 (Initiative Measure No. […]
RCW 9.02.902 Short title—1992 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 120). RCW 9.02.100 through 9.02.170 and 9.02.900 through 9.02.902 shall be known and may be cited as the Reproductive Privacy Act. [ 1992 c 1 § 12 (Initiative Measure No. 120, approved November 5, 1991).]
