Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon SB1031: Relating to abortion; prescribing an effective date.
Status: Failed, June 27, 2025
Digest: The Act tells doctors that they have to tell a patient who gets a chemical abortion about how to reverse the process. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2). Requires a physician who prescribes drugs for a chemical abortion to provide certain information to a person to whom such drugs are prescribed. Requires the Oregon Health Authority to publish, on a website developed and maintained by the authority, specified information regarding the possible reversal of a chemical abortion. Allows specified persons to bring a cause of action for actual and punitive damages. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to abortion; and prescribing an effective date.
From the introduced text, February 12, 2025:
A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to abortion; and prescribing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. As used in sections 1 to 7 of this 2025 Act: (1) "Abortion" means the use or prescription of a drug, instrument, medicine or other substance or device to intentionally terminate the pregnancy of a person known to be pregnant with a purpose other than: (a) After viability, to produce a live birth and preserve the life and health of the child born alive; or (b) To remove a dead unborn child. (2) "Chemical abortion" means the use or prescription of an abortion-inducing drug dispensed with the intent to cause the death of an unborn child. (3)(a) "Medical emergency" means a condition that, in reasonable medical judgment, so complicates the medical condition of the pregnant person as to necessitate the immediate termination of the pregnancy to avert the person's death or for which a delay will create serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function, not including psychological or emotional functions. (b) "Medical emergency" does not include a claim that the pregnant person will engage in conduct that would result in the person's death or in substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function. SECTION 2. (1) …
Sponsors
- Suzanne Weber (R, 16) · primary sponsor
- Noah Robinson (R, 2)
- David Smith (R, 1)
Latest actions
- : In committee upon adjournment.
- : Referred to Health Care.
- : Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
Subjects: Health Care
Common questions
- What is SB1031?
- SB1031 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2025 Legislative Measures): Relating to abortion; prescribing an effective date.
- What does SB1031 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to abortion; and prescribing an effective date.
- What is the status of SB1031?
- Failed as of June 27, 2025. Latest action: In committee upon adjournment. (June 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB1031?
- Suzanne Weber (R, 16), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1031?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/1031
Source: official Oregon record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.