Bill Text: OR HCR5 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

Oregon House Concurrent Resolution 5 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Declaring commitment to rights of rape victims.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HCR5 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HCR5-Introduced.html



     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

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                  House Concurrent Resolution 5

Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession
  filed (at the request of House Interim Committee on Judiciary)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Declares commitment of State of Oregon to women who are victims
of rape and to their rights to decide whether to continue
resulting pregnancy. Declares legislative policy to not limit
definition of rape with regard to women who are facing resulting
pregnancy.

                      CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  Whereas the national political debate prior to the November 6,
2012, regular general election included statements that advocated
limits on the definition of rape and the ability of women who are
the victims of rape to determine whether to continue a resulting
pregnancy; and
  Whereas women who are the victims of rape have the right to
decide whether to continue a resulting pregnancy; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
  Oregon:
  That we, the members of the Seventy-seventh Legislative
Assembly, in legislative session assembled, reaffirm the
commitment of the State of Oregon to women who are the victims of
rape and to their right to decide whether to continue a resulting
pregnancy; and be it further
  Resolved, That it is legislative policy to not, in any way,
limit the definition of rape with regard to women who are facing
a resulting pregnancy.
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