SB 1042 Oregon Senate · 2019 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. Creates crime for failure to exercise proper standard of care, punishable by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Allows specified person to bring civil action for damages and equitable relief against health care practitioner for failure to exercise proper standard 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

Introduction

Apr 2019

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Apr 1, 2019 Last action Jul 1, 2019

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Committee

Jul 1, 2019

Upper · Passed

In committee upon adjournment.

upper

Apr 2, 2019

Committee

Referred to Rules.

upper

Apr 1, 2019

Introduced

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

upper

4 primary · 23 co-sponsors