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Oregon's History
Oregon is the only state in America with NO protective pro-life laws. Oregon also legalized abortion before Roe v. Wade.
1969
Oregon became one of the first states to legalize abortion. SB 193 legalized abortion during the first 150 days of pregnancy. SB 193 allowed a licensed physician to perform an abortion on an Oregon resident in the following circumstances:
- The baby has a physical or mental handicap
- The baby was conceived by rape or other criminal intercourse
- The pregnancy poses a substantial risk to the mother’s physical or mental health.
SB 193 also required all abortions to be performed by a physician and in a hospital. Before any abortion took place, two physicians had to certify in writing that the woman’s circumstances justified the abortion.
1973
Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton established abortion on-demand in America from conception to birth. You can read more about those decisions here.
1983
SB 397 repealed the 1969 law, along with all its restrictions on abortion. The bill was passed for the expressed purpose of protecting unrestricted abortion in Oregon if Roe/Doe were overturned.
2017
HB 3391 forces insurance companies operating in Oregon to fully cover abortion procedures with no co-pay or deductible. The law also expanded taxpayer funding of abortion, effectually making abortion free in Oregon.
