Oregon’s law unfairly imposes a five-year limit on bringing medical malpractice claims. But survivors of medical negligence know it has long-lasting, hidden impacts, including trauma.

Often survivors don’t discover the cause of our injuries within that five-year-limit.

When hurt, we seek understanding, care and healing, not lawyers. But the fact is, if you didn’t realize you were harmed within five years, Oregon’s law will leave you without any legal recourse, and worse.

Oregon’s constitution ensures a “right to remedy . ” But this five-year limit treats us differently than those harmed by other forms of negligence. For non-medical claims, the Statute of Ultimate Repose – or SOUR – is 10 years in Oregon.

Extending the limit for medical claims to 10 years is a nonpartisan remedy for a

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