Oregon legislation · 2026 Legislative Measures
Oregon SB1554: Relating to infants born alive.
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
Digest: The Act requires that a doctor provide the same standard of care to any child born alive that requires life-saving treatment. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6). Requires a health care practitioner to exercise the proper degree of care to preserve the health and life of a child born alive, regardless of whether the birth was the result of an induced abortion. Allows specified persons to bring an action against a health care practitioner for violations. Allows the court to order that the identity or personally identifiable information of specified persons is protected from disclosure.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to infants born alive; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 677.190.
From the introduced text, January 28, 2026:
A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to infants born alive; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 677.190. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. Sections 2 to 7 of this 2026 Act shall be known and may be cited as the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act. SECTION 2. As used in sections 2 to 7 of this 2026 Act: (1) "Abortion" means the use or prescription of a drug, medicine, instrument or other substance or device in order or (b) Terminate a person's pregnancy with a purpose other or (B) To remove a dead unborn child. (2) "Born alive" means the complete expulsion or extraction of a child from a person at any stage of the child's development and after the expulsion or extraction, the child is breathing or has a beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether the umbilical cord has been severed or not. Expulsion or extraction may occur by natural or induced labor, cesarean section or induced abortion. (3) "Health care practitioner" means a person who is authorized by a health professional regulatory agency in this state to engage in the practice of a health care discipline. SECTION 3. For purposes of determining the meaning of any statute, rule or regulation, or interpretation thereof by …
Sponsors
- Diane Linthicum (R, 28) · primary sponsor
- David Smith (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Richard Anderson (R, 5)
- Todd Nash (R, 29)
- Noah Robinson (R, 2)
- Lona Thatcher (R, 11)
- Suzanne Weber (R, 16)
- Fred Girod (R, 9)
- Christine Drazan (R, 51)
Latest actions
- : In committee upon adjournment.
- : Motion to withdraw from committee on Health Care failed.
- : Referred to Health Care.
- : Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
Votes
- Motion to withdraw from committee on Health Care failed. (March 5, 2026): 12 yea, 18 nay, failed
Common questions
- What is SB1554?
- SB1554 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2026 Legislative Measures): Relating to infants born alive.
- What does SB1554 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to infants born alive; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 677.190.
- What is the status of SB1554?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: In committee upon adjournment. (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1554?
- Diane Linthicum (R, 28), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1554?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/1554
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