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OR SB384
Bill
Status
6/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kim Thatcher
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AI Summary
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Requires health care practitioners present when a child is born alive after an abortion or attempted abortion to provide the same degree of care as would be given to any other child born at the same gestational age
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Mandates immediate transport to a hospital if the child is not born in a hospital; requires reporting of violations to state law enforcement
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Creates the crime of "failure to exercise proper standard of care" as a Class C felony, punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both
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Allows the person whose pregnancy was terminated to bring civil action for damages and equitable relief against violating practitioners, with mandatory attorney fees for prevailing plaintiffs
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Amends ORS 174.100 to define "individual" under Oregon statute to include an infant born alive at any stage of development
Legislative Description
Relating to abortion.
Last Action
In committee upon adjournment.
6/27/2025