RI H7435

Requires physicians and healthcare providers to give medically appropriate life-saving care to any infant born alive following an attempted abortion, with mandatory 911 calls for emergency hospital transfers if the birth occurs outside a hospital

Establishes criminal penalties of up to 10 years imprisonment and/or $25,000 fine for healthcare providers who intentionally, knowingly, or negligently fail to provide appropriate care to a born-alive infant

Creates civil liability for compensatory and punitive damages, plus automatic one-year license suspension for any healthcare provider convicted under the act

Defines "born-alive" as complete expulsion from the mother showing any evidence of life (breathing, heartbeat, umbilical cord pulsation, or voluntary muscle movement) regardless of gestational age

Prohibits denying nourishment or medical care to infants based on handicap, parental wishes, or method of birth, and bans use of born-alive infants for scientific research or experimentation