Oregon House Bill 3248

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-24 - Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.
Pending: House Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The Act places limits and duties on health care providers who perform abortions. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Prohibits an abortion unless a health care provider first determines the probable gestational age of the unborn child, except in the case of a medical emergency. Defines "abortion" and "health care provider." Prohibits the abortion of an unborn child with a probable gestational age of 15 or more weeks, except in the case of a medical emergency, rape or incest. Requires that an abortion of an unborn child with probable gestational age of 15 or more weeks be performed or induced in specified facilities and with specific safeguards in place. Allows specified persons to bring an action against a health care provider for violations. Requires a health care provider who performs or induces, or attempts to perform or induce, an abortion to file a report with the Oregon Health Authority. Requires the authority to publish annually statistics relating to abortion. Allows specified persons to bring a cause of action for actual and punitive damages and injunctive relief against a health care provider for violations. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Relating to abortion restrictions; prescribing an effective date.

Rep. Werner Reschke [R]	Rep. Bobby Levy [R]	Rep. Ed Diehl [R]	Rep. Darin Harbick [R]
Rep. Kevin Mannix [R]	Rep. Virgle Osborne [R]	Rep. Mark Owens [R]	Rep. Boomer Wright [R]
Rep. Dwayne Yunker [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-24	House	Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.
2025-01-21	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3248
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3248/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/85282