Oregon § 435.215 Right to accept or refuse services protected

Oregon Statutes

§ 435.215 — Right to accept or refuse services protected

Oregon § 435.215

Vol.12

Title 36Public Health and Safety

Ch. 435Reproductive Health Care and Rights

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 435.215 (2026).

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(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 r

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(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.