Oregon Measure 10, Parental Notification of Abortion Initiative (1990)

Oregon Measure 10
Election date November 6, 1990
Topic Abortion
Status d Defeated
Type State statute	Origin Citizens

Oregon Measure 10 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 6, 1990. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported requiring doctors to notify the parent or guardian of a minor seeking an abortion at least two days before the procedure.

A "no" vote opposed requiring doctors to notify the parent or guardian of a minor seeking an abortion at least two days before the procedure.

Election results

Oregon Measure 10
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		530,851	47.88%
No		577,806	52.12%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Measure design

See also: Text of measure

Measure 10 would have required that doctors notify the parent or guardian of a minor that their minor is seeking an abortion at least two days before the procedure.

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure 10 was as follows:

“

Shall state law require a doctor to give notice to parent or custodian at least two days before minor's abortion?

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Support

Supporters

Officials

• State Rep. Kevin Mannix (R)

Arguments

• State Rep. Kevin Mannix: "Measure 10 tries to provide a balance between the rights of a minor and the rights of a parent. It simply provides that a parent has the right to know in advance when a physician intends to perform an abortion on a minor."

Opposition

Opponents

Organizations

• American Association of University Women

Arguments

• Pat Grove, coordinator of American Association of University Women, Albany: "Voting no on Measure 10 will not prevent caring parents from encouraging their daughters to come to them in crises, but it will allow physicians and pregnancy counselors to help troubled girls with no place to turn."

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing ballot measures in Oregon

Citizens in Oregon have the power of initiative. This ballot measure was placed on the ballot through an initiative petition. The number of signatures required to qualify an initiated state statute for the ballot in Oregon was equal to 6% of the votes cast for the office of governor in the state's most recent gubernatorial election.

See also

1990 Measures

• 1990 Measures
• Abortion policy on the ballot
• 1990 legislative sessions

Oregon

• Oregon ballot measures
• Oregon ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Oregon Blue Book Initiative, Referendum and Recall: 1988-1995
• Oregon State Constitution
• State of Oregon Official Voters' Pamphlet November 1990