Oregon SB1554 mandates that health care practitioners provide the same standard of care to infants born alive, regardless of the circumstances of.
Oregon SB1554, known as the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, requires health care practitioners to provide the same standard of care to any child born alive, regardless of whether the birth was the result of an induced abortion. This includes providing lifesaving treatment to ensure the child's survival. The act also allows specified persons, including the mother or the prosecuting attorney, to bring an action against a health care practitioner for failing to provide the required standard of care. The court may award actual and punitive damages to the prevailing party.
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