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Senate Bill 526, introduced this month in the Oregon Legislative Assembly as part of Brown's budget, orders the Oregon Health Authority to "study home visiting by licensed health care providers." Lawmakers went so far as to declare that SB 526 is an "emergency" measure — one that requires a resolution by the end of the year. The intro to the bill, the language of which has not yet been crafted, reads:
The Oregon Health Authority shall study home visiting by licensed health care providers in this state. The authority shall submit findings and recommendations for legislation to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than December 31, 2019.
Moreover, the 18 sponsors of the bill claim that its passage is "necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety," and therefore "an emergency is declared to exist."
Patrick Allen, director of the Oregon Health Authority, told the Beaverton Valley Times that he's enthusiastic about the idea of universal inspections for newborns. "This isn't something for people in trouble. This is stuff all kids need. Stuff my kids needed," Allen said.
originally posted by: LordAhriman
Most 1st world countries already do this. It could weed out a lot of unfit parents, IMO. I don't see it as the end of the world.
Most 1st world countries already do this.
originally posted by: LordAhriman
Most 1st world countries already do this. It could weed out a lot of unfit parents, IMO. I don't see it as the end of the world.
originally posted by: shooterbrody
a reply to: LordAhriman
Most 1st world countries already do this.
If that is so I hope we fall off the list of "1st world countries".
As far as I know the government needs a warrant to enter my home. That should not change.
originally posted by: ketsuko
originally posted by: shooterbrody
a reply to: LordAhriman
Most 1st world countries already do this.
If that is so I hope we fall off the list of "1st world countries".
As far as I know the government needs a warrant to enter my home. That should not change.
Don't worry. They're working on it. California is already on track to fall to third world status before the mid-2020s I hear.
originally posted by: iplay1up2
a reply to: StallionDuck
I read, and the people all up in arms over this, are full of hot air. There is nothing wrong with what the actual bill purposes. Its the way the article adds to it, that makes it seem sinister.
Government agents monitoring the homes of law-abiding parents who have not been accused of a crime without a warrant is an unconscionable violation not only of parental rights and individual liberty but also a trampling of the Fourth Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the Constitution.