Oregon legislation · 2026 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB4087: 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; amending ORS 677.190.
From the introduced text, January 28, 2026:
A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to infants born alive; amending ORS 677.190. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. Sections 2 to 8 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 8 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 an agency of this …
Sponsors
- Court Boice (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Dwayne Yunker (R, 3) · primary sponsor
- David Smith (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Gregory Smith (R, 57) · primary sponsor
- Gerald Wright (R, 9) · primary sponsor
- Vikki Breese-Iverson (R, 59)
- Bunch, Matt (R, 51)
- Edwin Diehl (R, 17)
- Darcey Edwards (R, 31)
- Darin Harbick (R, 12)
- Jeff Helfrich (R, 52)
- Barbara Levy (R, 58)
Latest actions
- : In committee upon adjournment.
- : Motion to withdraw from Health Care failed.
- : Referred to Health Care.
- : First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Votes
- Motion to withdraw from Health Care failed. (February 16, 2026): 22 yea, 34 nay, failed
Common questions
- What is HB4087?
- HB4087 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2026 Legislative Measures): Relating to infants born alive.
- What does HB4087 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to infants born alive; amending ORS 677.190.
- What is the status of HB4087?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: In committee upon adjournment. (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB4087?
- Court Boice (R, 1), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB4087?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/4087
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