Description of The Measure
Ballot Measure 43 required that when an unemancipated minor 15 years and older seeks an abortion, the medical provider must first give written notice to a parent of the minor, by certified mail, at least 48 hours prior to providing the abortion.
Ballot Measure 43 allowed for an exception to the notice requirement 1) if the parent or guardian is given notice in person, or 2) in the event of a medical emergency which is documented in the minor's medical file, or 3) if the minor obtains authorization from the Department of Human Services or a court.
A hearing on a request by the unemancipated minor 15 years and older would be confidential and may be attended only by the minor, counsel for the minor, witnesses and the administrative law judge. The measure also provided for expedited judicial review by a trial court of an order denying the application considered at the hearing.
Consequence for failure to notify a parent as required by the measure would have subjected the medical provider performing an abortion on an unemancipated minor 15 years and older to 1) civil liability to the parent of the minor and 2) may subject a medical provider to suspension, revocation or denial of license by the Board of Medical Examiners for the State of Oregon.
Read more about this topic: Oregon Ballot Measure 43 (2006)
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