Legislation

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS: Unconstitutional Restrictions on Abortions (HB 3512) (2011)

HB 3512, sponsored by almost all of the House Republicans, would have prohibited a woman from obtaining an abortion after 20 weeks except in limited circumstances. Banning abortions starting at 20 weeks – which is a pre-viability stage of pregnancy – directly contradicts longstanding U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM: Expanding Aggravated Murder Statute (SB 982, SB 984, HB 3505) (2009)

Normally, reproductive rights and death penalty issues do not intersect, but at the very end of session, they did. SB 982, SB 984 and HB 3505 were all introduced in response to the horrendous murder that occurred in Beaverton resulting in the death of a pregnant woman and the stillbirth of her infant. As explained below, ACLU opposed all three proposals.