RI S2477

Requires physicians and health care providers to give medically appropriate life-saving care to any infant born alive during an abortion procedure, including immediate medical attention and emergency transfer to a hospital if the birth occurs at a non-hospital facility

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

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

Creates civil liability for compensatory and punitive damages, and mandates automatic one-year license suspension for any health care professional convicted under the act

Prohibits denying nourishment to an infant or using born-alive infants for scientific research or experimentation, while allowing parents to refuse treatment that would only temporarily prolong dying when death is imminent