ORS 435.215: Right to accept or refuse services protected.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) An individual’s acceptance or refusal to accept reproductive health care information and services may not: (a) Be grounds for the loss of any privilege or immunity to which the individual is otherwise entitled; or (b) Affect the individual’s right to receive public assistance, medical assistance, as defined in ORS 414.025, or any other public benefit. (2) An officer, employee or agent of a public body who is engaged in the provision of reproductive health care information and services: (a) Shall advise every individual to whom the officer, employee or agent of a public body provides reproductive health care information and services, both orally and in writing, of the rights described under subsection (1) of this section; (b) Shall recognize that the right to make decisions concerning reproductive health care is a fundamental personal right of the individual and that nothing in ORS 435.190 to 435.245, 435.475 or 435.485 or ORS chapter 436 in any way abridges that right; and (c) May not require any individual to state the reason for accepting or refusing the offer of reproductive health care information and services. [1967 c.491 §3; 1971 c.779 §66; 1987 c.158 §81; 2013 c.688 §91; 2023 c.228 §6]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 413-060-0000: Purpose — implements
- OAR 413-060-0010: Eligibility — implements
- OAR 413-060-0020: Family Planning Services — implements
- OAR 413-060-0030: Service Responsibility — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 414.025 — resolved
- ORS 435.190 — resolved
- 435.245 — resolved
- 435.475 — resolved
- 435.485 — resolved
- ORS chapter 436 — target_record_not_published
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors435.html