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Oregon House passes bill to strengthen privacy protections for reproductive and gender-affirming care
Summary
After more than two hours of floor debate, the Oregon House passed House Bill 4,088 to expand state privacy protections for patients and providers involved in reproductive and gender-affirming health care while opponents warned it could limit oversight and cross-state cooperation.
The Oregon House on Feb. 16 passed House Bill 4,088, the "Strengthening Patient and Provider Privacy Act," a measure backers said will protect Oregon patients and health-care providers from out‑of‑state and federal investigations and preserve access to care that is lawful in the state.
"Oregon has long been clear that personal health-care decisions belong to patients and their health-care providers," Representative Fragla, the bill sponsor, said in opening remarks urging support. "House Bill 4,088 is about protecting providers' ability to safely provide care and about protecting patients' ability to receive legal, evidence‑based health care."
Supporters argued the measure clarifies that state agencies and courts should not cooperate with investigations or extradition requests tied to reproductive or gender‑affirming care that is lawful in Oregon, broadens confidentiality…
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