SB 1553 Oregon Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Relating to abortion.

Summary

Requires health care practitioner to exercise proper degree of care to preserve health and life of child born alive after abortion or attempted abortion. Requires health care practitioner to ensure child born alive is transported to hospital. Allows specified person to bring civil action for damages and equitable relief against health care practitioner for failure to exercise proper degree of care. Directs court to award attorney fees to prevailing plaintiff. Allows court to order identity or personally identifiable information of specified person protected from disclosure.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Feb 2022

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Feb 1, 2022 Last action Mar 4, 2022

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Mar 4, 2022

Upper · Passed

In committee upon adjournment.

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Feb 1, 2022

Committee

Referred to Health Care.

upper

Feb 1, 2022

Introduced

Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

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6 primary · 11 co-sponsors

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