Anyone convicted of breaking the law would face two to five years in prison and could also be sued by the minor's parent or guardian.
During the Senate debate Thursday morning, Democratic Sen. Melissa Wintrow said the legislation “further shackles young girls that need help,” and harms those who try to help them.
The legislation would give the attorney general the authority to prosecute people for violating the law if the county prosecutor, which would normally handle criminal cases, declines to press charges. The bill requires that both parents be informed of a plan to take a minor out of state for an abortion, Mathias said, even if one of the parents is “potentially a felonious, incestuous, rapist father.”
State leaders in Washington, Oregon and California have promoted the West Coast as a safe haven for abortion procedures, and lawmakers in Oregon and Washington are considering bills to shield abortion providers and patients from criminal liability. Oregon's bill would allow physicians to provide abortion to anyone regardless of age, and would bar them in certain cases from disclosing that information to parents.
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